{"id":95371,"date":"2018-06-25T22:10:59","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T02:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95371"},"modified":"2018-06-25T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:18:40","slug":"statement-from-speak-out-central-new-york-in-response-to-republicans-latest-round-of-attacks-on-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95371","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Speak Out Central New York in response to Republicans\u2019 latest round of attacks on health care"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Statement from Speak Out Central New York in response to Republicans\u2019 latest round of attacks on health care<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congressional Republicans announce plan to ravage Medicaid to pay for $1.5 trillion tax break for the rich, as Conservatives unveil new health care repeal plan; Trump administration allows employers to offer junk insurance plans<\/em><\/p>\n

By Will Brunelle<\/h5>\n

This week, Republicans continued their war on health care with an avalanche of new attacks, including\u00a0unveiling a new plan to repeal health care<\/a>\u00a0for tens of millions of Americans, a regulatory move to allow employers\u00a0to offer insurance that won\u2019t cover workers\u2019 most basic medical needs<\/a>, and a budget plan that\u00a0robs Medicaid to pay for their $1.5 trillion tax break for the rich<\/a>. Speak Out Central New York offers the following statement in response to this news:<\/p>\n

The extraordinary Republican assault on affordable, quality health care continues unabated \u2013 and even actively assisted \u2013 by the Trump administration, while Congressman John Katko and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney happily stand alongside Vice President Pence at $30,000-per-plate fundraisers.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, their party plans to ravage critical health and wellness programs like Medicaid and food assistance funds to pay for their $1.5 trillion tax break for rich corporations and campaign donors. Rather than doing anything to protect their constituents, Katko and Tenney are complicit in these efforts to roll back basic protections, including coverage for maternity care, prescription drugs and mental health services. They refuse to take a stand, even as this administration attempts to enable employers and insurers to offer junk insurance plans that skirt federal regulations and leave workers and their families stranded when they encounter an illness or emergency as we all inevitably do.<\/em><\/p>\n

We call on Claudia Tenney and John Katko to immediately condemn this latest round of health care sabotage, and stand up against hyper-conservative partisanship to defend their constituents.<\/em><\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: Will Brunelle is spokesman for Speak Out Central New York.<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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