Boyle Statement on Trump’s Health Care “Proposal”

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s latest health care “proposal”:

“Trump’s half-baked health care ‘plan’ is a con that does nothing to help Americans facing soaring costs and would raise health care expenses while cutting coverage.

That’s no surprise from a president who is taking health care away from 15 million Americans to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

If the White House is serious about lowering health care costs right now, they should support legislation to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that already passed the House with bipartisan support. The American people deserve real solutions, not gimmicks.”

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that a three-year extension of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits would increase the number of Americans with health insurance by millions, including roughly 3 million in 2027 and 4 million in 2028.

CBO has already found that Republicans’ reconciliation bill—combined with their refusal to extend these tax credits—increases the number of uninsured Americans by 15 million.

District-by-district data on the consequences of the Republican health care crisis is available on the House Budget Committee Democrats’ website here.

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