DPCC Co-Chair Lieu: Democrats Are Fighting To Protect Health Care For The People
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ted Lieu, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on CNN Right Now with Brianna Keilar to discuss President Trump's latest attempt to gut the entire Affordable Care Act and take health care away from millions of Americans. Co-Chair Lieu highlighted how Democrats are fighting For the People to make health care more affordable. Yesterday, Democrats unveiled the Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions & Making Health Care More Affordable Act, delivering on our promise to lower health care costs for American families and reverse Washington Republicans' health care sabotage. Below are excerpts from the interview. Click here to watch the video
"Earlier this year, Donald Trump went before the nation in the State of the Union address and he specifically said one of his priorities was to protect people with preexisting conditions. It turns out Donald Trump lied. He is now asking his Department of Justice to get rid of preexisting conditions coverage and all of the Affordable Care Act. That is something that is going to harm millions and millions of Americans, including those who have employer based health care coverage, because parts of the ACA coverage apply to all health care plans."
"Last November Donald Trump and Republicans ran on building the wall, Democrats ran on an agenda For the People, including health care. Democrats swept the House and won every statewide seat in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. We're doing this again in 2020."