With Pence in Rochester, Bishop Must Answer for GOP Attacks on Pre-Existing Conditions
In response to Vice President Mike Pence stumping in Rep. Mike Bishop’s backyard of Rochester today, the DCCC released the following statement condemning the ongoing attacks from Washington Republicans on those with pre-existing conditions:
“The sustained attacks from Washington Republicans on Michiganders’ healthcare has to stop,” said DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin. “After their failure to fully repeal our healthcare, Republicans persisted by gutting key parts of the Affordable Care Act in their tax bill, and are now using that opening to end protections for people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, diabetes and asthma.
“While Democrats work to lower the cost of healthcare for Michigan families, Mike Bishop and Republicans will never stop attacking affordable care. Bishop must answer for his vote to gut protections for those with pre-existing conditions and the Administration’s ongoing attacks that hurt Michiganders.”
Last week, The Administration said that key parts of the Affordable Care Act should be invalidated and that the Department of Justice would no longer defend two central consumer protection provisions in the ACA against a Republican-led lawsuit. Put simply, this seriously threatens ACA’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions like asthma, cancer and diabetes.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society released a joint statement strongly opposing the attack on people with pre-existing conditions.
The latest national DCCC polling from May 2018 – conducted by GQR – confirms that Democrats have maintained a significant advantage with registered voters when it comes to which party they trust on the issue of healthcare. Congressional Democrats lead Congressional Republicans by 15 points (57-42%) and lead Trump by 16 points (57-41%).