Joelle Fredman
WMAL.com
The new health care bill passed in the House today by a 217-213 vote, though not every Republican in our area wanted to push it forward.
Virginia Congresswoman Barbara Comstock was among those who voted no on the American Health Care Act.
Here’s her statement:
“Healthcare is a very personal life and death issue. My goals on healthcare reform are to provide patient-centered reforms that provide better access to high quality, affordable care and covers preexisting conditions without lifetime limits. I did not support the AHCA today because the many uncertainties in achieving those goals. As the process moves forward I hope that we can continue to work together to fix our broken healthcare system. We have seen over the past year more bad news of skyrocketing premiums, rising deductibles, and fewer choices for millions of American families. The status quo is unsustainable and we need to find real solutions for the American people.”
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