Jeff Merkley: Health Care Bill a ‘Bad Vote’ for My GOP Colleagues

‘I think the odds are that the core elements will remain in place’

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MERKLEY: "The new considerations coming out of the House actually make it much worse because there’s been a big emphasis that they would absolutely protect pre-existing conditions. Most Americans when they’re 55, 60, they have a pre-existing condition. The idea that if you have any possible break in coverage, you now can’t get coverage or can be charged such extraordinary fees that you could never secure coverage, this is a complete violation of the promises the Trump Administration put forward. You have a very terrible plan made worse. And it’s a bad vote no matter how you frame it for my Republican colleagues."

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