At Hearing In McCarthy’s Hometown, Health Leaders Express Dismay At Threat To ACA
The supporters of the law want House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to know how much his constituents may be hurt if the health law is dismantled.
The Bakersfield Californian:
Democrats To McCarthy: Repealing Obamacare Will Hurt Your District The Most
As House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy leads the charge to gut and replace the Affordable Care Act in Washington, a group of California senators held a hearing in his hometown Thursday to highlight what they said would be the horrible repercussions here. They did not invite McCarthy or critics of the health care law to speak. Members of the state Senate Committee on Health, as well as patients and speakers from the health care and nonprofit world, hammered the congressman and other Republicans for, in their words, making “repeal and replace Obamacare” their war cry while offering no specific replacement plan. (Pierce, 1/19)
Sacramento Bee:
California Senator Holds Hearing In Support Of Obamacare
The outlook is dreary for millions of low-income Californians and others who over the past six years have received expanded access to health care under Obamacare. That’s the warning from Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-Azusa, should congressional Republicans repeal the federal health care law, as promised, without a sufficient replacement plan. (Hart, 1/19)