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Rep. Palmer on American Health Care Act Vote

Statement

Date: March 16, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health Insurance Health and Health Care Legislative Branch

Following the House Budget Committee vote on the American Health Care Act, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) issued the following statement:

"We have one opportunity to answer the healthcare crisis the American people are facing. In my opinion, the current bill does not answer this crisis. I voted against the American Health Care Act in the Budget Committee because the promises of changes in the future are insufficient. Now that the bill has been reported out of committee, I will continue to work for the changes that are necessary to ensure Medicaid is a viable and affordable program to provide healthcare to the people who need it most. In that regard, I believe block granting Medicaid to the states and requiring work for able-bodied working age adults are essential to achieving this objective. I look forward to working with my colleagues to make these and other improvements to this bill."


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