Toomey Statement on Health Care

Member Group : U.S. Senator Pat Toomey

For Immediate Release: July 18, 2017
Contacts: Kasia Mulligan 202-224-8609, Steve Kelly 610-434-1444
Toomey Issues Statement on Health Care Reform

Washington, D.C. – Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement regarding further Senate action on health care reform:

“Obamacare is failing. In Pennsylvania, Obamacare premiums are up 120 percent and 40 percent of our residents are limited to one insurer on the exchange. Families are still in dire need of relief. Meanwhile, Medicaid is fiscally unsustainable as its costs continue to grow faster than our economy.

“I intend to vote to proceed to a full Obamacare repeal bill that would take effect in two years so that Congress can use this time to craft a legislative replacement and move toward a consumer-driven health care system.

“I am disappointed with the failure of the draft Senate bill. History will look back on this moment and harshly judge this Congress for not beginning the process of replacing Obamacare and for failing to put Medicaid on a sustainable trajectory when we had the opportunity to do so.”

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Kasia Mulligan
Communications Director
U.S Senator Pat Toomey
248 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
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