Two years ago today, Senate Republicans introduced a proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s coverage requirement as part of their corporate tax giveaway, laying the foundation for the toxic GOP lawsuit that threatens to end health protections millions of Kentuckians rely on. Senator Mitch McConnell voted for this tax giveaway, helping spark the dangerous lawsuit that could end critical health care protections including pre-existing conditions coverage, maternity care, and allowing kids to stay on their parents’ insurance until age 26.
“As Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell used his tax taw to undermine and attack health care protections and made the lawsuit in court today to eliminate pre-existing conditions coverage possible,” said DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss. “McConnell pushed this tax giveaway through the Senate –toxic health care provisions and all — and led his party in stacking the courts with anti-health care judges, and he believes there’s ‘nothing wrong’ with these attacks on his constituents’ care, making clear why Kentuckians can’t afford his toxic health care agenda.”
After pushing the GOP tax giveaway through the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell has said there’s “nothing wrong” with the toxic health care lawsuit it triggered — despite the threat it poses to Kentuckians with pre-existing conditions. Instead, under his leadership, McConnell and vulnerable Senate Republicans have resorted to pushing sham bills that “don’t actually protect sick people” and trying to hide the fallout from this harmful lawsuit until after next year’s election.
The DSCC has been “laser focused” on holding Senator McConnell accountable for his role in the GOP’s anti-health care lawsuit, running digital ads spotlighting his consistent failure to protect Kentuckians’ care.
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