One thing was clear coming out of the National Governor’s Association meeting this weekend – that Trumpcare would be a complete disaster for states and it is not just Democrats who have come to this conclusion. Republican governors have also come out strongly against Trumpcare while Paul Mango and Scott Wagner are continuing to hide their support of this disastrous bill.
“Why are Paul Mango and Scott Wagner supporting Trumpcare’s devastating cuts that would raise health care costs for seniors and charge them an age tax, hinder our battle against the opioid and heroin epidemic, and strip health care options away from women and people with pre-existing conditions?” asked Pennsylvania Democratic Party communications director Beth Melena. “While Republican governors across the United States are slamming this disastrous bill, Paul Mango and Scott Wagner are continuing to hide their support. If Mango and Wagner want to be governor of Pennsylvania, they need to come clean about their support for a bill that would put the health of Pennsylvanians at risk.”
BACKGROUND
“The nation’s governors, gathered here for their annual summer meeting, came out strongly on Friday against the new Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, turning up the pressure on Republican leaders struggling to round up the votes to pass the bill next week. Opposition came not just from Democratic governors but from Republicans…” [New York Times, 7/14/17]
“U.S. governors say the latest Republican health care overhaul is dominating private conversations at their summer meeting, and they plan to talk to Vice President Mike Pence about it…. [Time, 7/14/17]
“With billions of federal dollars for their states on the line, the nation’s governors are watching closely as the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act stumbles toward a conclusion in Washington…Sandoval joined two other moderate GOP governors, John Kasich of Ohio and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, in drafting a letter to McConnell last month criticizing the Republican approach to health care and calling for a bipartisan one instead.” [NBC News, 7/14/17]