Brooklyn & NYC pols trash failed GOP health care bill
AHCA: 'A disgusting display of government at its worst'
After Republicans abandoned the vote on their much-scorned American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Friday, Brooklyn and other New York officials — most of them Democrats — weighed in with statements castigating the failed bill and warning that they would remain vigilant going forward.
“From the beginning, TrumpCare was a bad piece of legislation that would have ripped away healthcare from 24 million Americans, imposed an age tax on older healthcare recipients and removed many essential health services from insurance plans,” said Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, who has been a vocal opponent of the bill.
“The American people made clear that they opposed this bill by wide margins and I am relieved this measure was stopped in its tracks,” she said.