John Garamendi: AHCA Is a ‘Disaster for Human Beings in the United States’

RUSH EXCERPT:

GARAMENDI: "First of all, the new adjustment is a repeat of the old one. The House bill is a disaster. It’s a disaster for human beings in the United States, 24 million. 14 million losing their insurance in the next year or so. It’s a major problem. Also, at the same time that the legislation is running through, the entire insurance market has been turned upside down. Uncertainty is throughout the entire state and you mentioned Missouri. It’s inevitable that the insurance companies will move out of the exchanges because they have no idea what kind of support will be given to the exchanges. We know that the advertising budgets have been eliminated by the Republicans. We know that most of the supports through the tax systems will be eliminated, also, and then you’ve taken the government programs, the Medicaid program and it gets whacked over $800 billion over the next few years."