Examining Mitch McConnell’s Claims on Health Care Overhaul
Examining Mitch McConnell’s Claims on Health Care Overhaul
By LINDA QIU The New York Times
The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, made a vigorous and urgent argument this week to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Speaking on the Senate floor Monday and Tuesday, he argued that drafting a replacement bill behind closed doors is not unusual, and discussed various criticisms of Obamacare.
Referring to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services, Mr. McConnell claimed that “nearly two million Americans” opted out of public health care exchanges, “and the most common reason they cited for doing so was because it was too expensive.”
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By LINDA QIU The New York Times
The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, made a vigorous and urgent argument this week to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Speaking on the Senate floor Monday and Tuesday, he argued that drafting a replacement bill behind closed doors is not unusual, and discussed various criticisms of Obamacare.
Referring to a recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services, Mr. McConnell claimed that “nearly two million Americans” opted out of public health care exchanges, “and the most common reason they cited for doing so was because it was too expensive.”
READ MORE: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/ex...