Senator Collins (R-ME) and Senator Cassidy (R-LA) on CBO Score

[yallerdawg]

That's two!

WASHINGTON—Today, US Senator Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA) released a statement, following the scoring of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):

“Congress’s focus must be to lower premiums with coverage which passes the Jimmy Kimmel Test. The AHCA does not. I am working with Senate colleagues to do so.”

https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-comments-on-latest-acha-cbo-score



Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued this statement following the Congressional Budget Office’s release of its cost and coverage estimate for the House’s Affordable Care Act replacement bill:

“The goal of any ACA replacement should be to improve access to quality health care while providing consumers with more choices and restraining costs. Unfortunately, the CBO estimates that 23 million Americans would lose insurance coverage over the next decade, and the impact would disproportionately affect older, low-income Americans. In addition, for a 64-year old with an income of $26,500, the out-of-pocket premium cost could soar from $1,700 to as high as $16,100, an 850 percent increase.

“The ACA does need substantial reform. The individual health insurance markets are in danger of collapsing in many states, 28 million Americans remain without coverage, and those who do have coverage are experiencing huge spikes in out-of-pocket costs.

“Senator Cassidy and I recently brought together a group of Republicans and Democrats to determine whether there is a bipartisan path forward on a new health care reform bill. I urge my colleagues to support the comprehensive ACA replacement plan Senator Cassidy and I introduced that will allow more Americans to obtain health insurance, preserve significant consumer protections, and help moderate the cost of health care.”

https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/us-senator-susan-collins%E2%80%99-statement-cbo%E2%80%99s-score-house%E2%80%99s-aca-replacement-bill

[Warpy]

1. Well, there are two "hell nos"

Lets hope a few more Senators can add and subtract well enough to know what a horror this is.

[Leith]

2. I'll Wait to See How They Vote

Dunno about Cassidy, but Collins has a history of talking big and falling in line when it comes to votes.

[yallerdawg]

6. Collins has her moments!

This just happened.

Collins votes with Democrats to help defeat bill revoking Obama-era methane rules

McConnell had just said today he didn't think they had the votes!

[msongs]

3. translation - we think this is awful...but we will still vote for most of it anyway nt

[yallerdawg]

8. Or...

"This isn't going anywhere and the 2018 campaign cycle is about to begin. This won't be hanging around my neck!"

[YOHABLO]

4. Oh fuck their mambi pambi bullshit. There's no reason to replace the ACA to begin with.

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. Maine is ME, MA is Massachusetts (n/t)

[yallerdawg]

7. Thank you.

I corrected in title.

[imanamerican63]

9. Wishful thinking!

They want to save their job and blow smoke up people's pant leg until the vote is done then they will say "I voted against the bill" all the while fooling the people in their state! It is what the GOP does, lie, lie, and lie some more!

[Lucinda]

10. KNR Thank you!

[FenwayDonkey]

11. Collins just playing her "I'm a thoughtful moderate" shtick before doing what Mitch tells her to do*

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Not Sure About That

I think many of these folks see the current plan as a political handgrenade that they're holding in their own hand. I think it sounds more like she's trying to keep this abomination from being connected to her.

[FenwayDonkey]

13. I am*