Jonathan Tasini writes that the Congressional Budget Office’s numbers prove that Republicans are willing to sacrifice the health of low- and middle-income Americans.
Jonathan Tasini has been a frequent commentator on CNN and supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primaries. He is the author of ” The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America ,” president of the Economic Future Group and the host of the ” Working Life ” podcast. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.
(CNN) I have referred to the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act as the “Make America Sick Again” bill. The numbers from the Congressional Budget Office make that an apt description. According to the CBO, 24 million more Americans could be uninsured by 2026 under the House Republican bill than under Obamacare.
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