New York – New York state’s top Democrats are teaming up to fight the GOP health care bill.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie spoke out against the bill at a rally Monday in the city.
Cuomo and Schneiderman said the state will challenge the bill in court if it passes Congress. They said they can’t stand by while Republicans in Washington vote to cut health care coverage and funding.
De Blasio told the crowd that the decision to postpone a vote on the measure provides more time for opponents to organize.
The Democrats warned the bill would take away vital Medicaid funding, restrict coverage of reproductive health programs and undermine the finances of local health care providers.
Dumb and Dumber!
In fact 40 governors, many GOP, have come out against the spiteful ‘repeal & replace’ bill now dying in the Senate. Health insurance costs will skyrocket but far fewer people will get covered, under much weaker plans. All done behind closed doors by the Orange Yutz and McConnell. The governors know their states will suffer under Trumpf-