Neal Slams GOP Funding Bill for Refusing to Cut Costs for the People
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So, let's look at the numbers: 15 million people are about to be kicked off their health insurance because of the Big, Ugly Law. 24 million Americans are going to pay higher premiums, in some cases up to 75%.
I'm in opposition to this Republican plan because they'd rather shut down the government than bring costs down for the American people.
Everything costs more, unemployment is on the rise and it's only going to get worse because of their health care premiums rising by up to 75%.
Let's say it again. Republicans would rather shut down the government than bring down health care costs.
Two months ago, they found it possible to permanently extend tax cuts for the super wealthy, the biggest companies that were all scheduled to expire.
They've turned their backs on the American people, but they found time once again to cut taxes for people at the very top.
My friend, the Budget Chairman, he said before Democrats have added to the debt. Is there anybody on this side right now that's willing to stand up and say that in 2017 they didn't borrow $2.3 trillion for their tax cut? That's what I thought. Is there anybody willing to say that they didn't add $4 trillion to the debt with the last measure they passed called the Big, Ugly Bill?
Trillions of dollars being borrowed for a tax cut and the bill is so popular, what they did with that legislation, it's so popular that the White House right now, they're trying to figure out how to rebrand it.
We've already branded it. It's the Big, Ugly Bill. It is going to penalize middle class Americans.
The highest health care premium increase in 15 years, prices are up, unemployment is rising and the Trump economy with their tariffs are failing the American people who need it most.
This morning, Democrats are not going to be party to these attacks on the American people.
We have a simple plan here, let's extend these health care benefits.
We can move on to the next legislative business in terms of the regular order.
The American people know this morning, Democrats have their backs and we intend to defend their health insurance plans, and with that, I yield back the balance of my time.