US Rep. Yarmuth: ‘Keep being loud’ to protect healthcare – Louisville Eccentric Observer

Posted: Published on July 12th, 2017

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U.S. Rep John Yarmuth told a crowd recently that the tone of debate over healthcare must change from one of personal attack to one of policy debate.

We need to change the tone of our dialogue, it really isnt productive, so if I believe that its accurate to say that a certain health care policy will result in people dying, its OK for me to say that. Its not OK for me to say that the supporters of that proposal are killers. I think thats the kind of distinction we have to make, he said during the town hall meeting Sunday July 10, at Bellarmine University.

Im not going to make any personal attacks on people who are supporting policies that I dont support, but I am going to attack the policies that I dont support, he told the audience of more than 700 people.

A strong supporter of the Affordable Care Act, Yarmuth discussed how much the bill has benefited Kentucky, in particular causing the uninsured rate to drop to 6.1 percent from 13.6 percent.Every state that expanded Medicaid had huge drops in the number of uninsured as well.

Yarmuth said the Senates healthcare proposal, written by Kentuckys senior senator, Mitch McConnell, would cause 22 million fewer Americans to have coverage. And then there is the threat of $772 billion in cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years

Many in the audience took extensive notes, and many shared their personal stories, concerns and questions surrounding the future of a healthcare system.

Yarmuth encouraged those in attendance to continue to pressure Congress, and he left with words of motivation: Keep fighting, keep being loud.

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