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Today, we can breathe a sigh of relief. Republicans decided to scrap a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act and dismantle Medicaid. The “Graham-Cassidy” proposal would have taken care away from millions of Americans, weakened protections for those with preexisting conditions, and raised premiums for Virginia families. It would’ve also made drastic cuts to the core Medicaid program that’s a lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Virginia’s children, seniors and people with disabilities.
I met with Virginia parents and their children this week in my office who would have been affected by this proposal. They call themselves the “Little Lobbyists” and the group is an example of the countless Americans who have made their voices heard in the fight to protect health care. The Graham-Cassidy proposal may have been stopped for now, but I’m going to keep speaking out against attempts to cut Medicaid and repeal the Affordable Care Act. We should be working across the aisle to improve health care for all Americans, not take it away.
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