House to Vote on Health Care Repeal

This week, the House is expected to take a largely symbolic vote on whether to repeal the health care reform law passed last year.

The new health care law will not be repealed. The repeal effort is not expected to pass the Senate and, in any case, it would be vetoed by President Obama.

However, the debate scheduled for this week does offer supporters of the law an opportunity to remind the public of what it accomplishes.

A vote in favor of repeal is a vote in favor of:

  • Dropping you from coverage because you get sick.
  • Denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions.
  • Kicking recent college grads off their parents’ plans.
  • Robbing small businesses of tax credits for offering coverage to workers.
  • Taking prescription drug money out of seniors’ pockets.

Experts have warned that if the health care law is repealed, it would cost the country 250,000 to 400,000 jobs a year over the next decade. In addition, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that repeal would add $230 billion to the national deficit over the next decade and $1.2 trillion the decade after that.

CWA members worked hard to pass health care reform in 2010. We are proud that the new law eventually will expand coverage to more than 30 million uninsured Americans. And we are proud that we got it done without taxing workers’ benefits.

Action Summary

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