Republicans Vote to Overturn ACA
Fera Dayani, California Democratic Party
Today, House Republicans voted – for the 31st time since January 2011- to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Among California’s current Republican Representatives Dan Lungren, Mary Bono Mack, Jeff Denham and Brian Bilbray all voted to repeal the historic health care law that was passed by Congress in 2010, signed into law by President Obama, and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012.
“These Republicans have made their priorities clear, giving Californians yet another reason to vote them out of office in November.,” said California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton. “Instead of focusing on jobs and getting our economy back on track; Lungren, Bono Mack, Denham and Bilbray voted to take away health benefits from their constituents.”
Today once more, Dan Lungren, Mary Bono Mack, Jeff Denham and Brian Bilbray voted to:
- Allow insurance companies to drop coverage for people with pre-existing conditions like asthma, pregnancy, heart disease, or cancer;
- Take away health care coverage for young people under the age of 26 who are now covered under their parents’ insurance policy;
- Take away $250 rebate checks for those seniors dealing with increased out-of-pocket prescription Medicare costs;
- Take away the peace of mind millions of Americans now have knowing that insurance companies can no longer drop coverage when patients get sick ;
- Take away life saving preventive medical services and tests like mammograms.
