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PROTECT OUR CARE ** WEEKLY WRAP up ** [ March 10-16, 2018 ] PROTECT OUR CARE ** WEEKLY WRAP UP ** [ March 10-16, 2018 ] [Share Tweet from Protect Our Care] Health Care Voters Propel Lamb to Victory As a PPP exit poll found, dissatisfaction with Republicans’ war on health care drove voters to deliver Conor Lamb a Democratic victory in a district that Donald Trump won by nearly twenty points in 2016. This historic win in Pennsylvania should be the clearest message yet to Republicans that their war on health care is not just a political loser, but an albatross around the neck of any candidate who supports their destructive repeal-and-sabotage agenda. Rick Saccone became the latest candidate to throw his lot in with President Trump’s war on health care and then suffer a once-unthinkable defeat. While Saccone called for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act and backed the unpopular GOP repeal bills that would have thrown tens of millions of Americans off of their insurance and raised costs for millions more, Lamb defended the Affordable Care Act and called for legislative action to improve the law and expand on its successes - and Pennsylvania voters responded by sending him to Washington. The exit poll of PA-18 voters found that they broke for Lamb because of his commitment to improving the Affordable Care Act and opposition to the Republican repeal-and-sabotage agenda. In a district that voted Trump by almost 20 points, a majority of voters now support the Affordable Care Act, and last year’s repeal efforts were a drag on the Republican candidate, making 41% of voters less likely to support him. Tuesday’s results make it crystal clear that health care decided this race, echoing recent elections in Virginia,New Jersey, Alabama, Wisconsin, and across the country, as voters across the nation continue to say: enough is enough - it’s time to stand up to Republicans and stop the war on our care. BACKGROUND Lamb: Congress Should Be Working Together To Build On ACA's Progress, Fix What Isn't Working, And Make The LaW Better. On his campaign website, Lamb writes, "I believe that every American has a right to go see a doctor when they're sick, and that means every American has a right to health insurance they can afford. The Affordable Care Act has flaws, but it has provided affordable coverage to more than a million Pennsylvanians who were previously uninsured. Our representatives in Congress should be working together to build on that progress, fix what isn't working, and make the law better. Instead, Republicans in Congress spent the past year trying to take health insurance away from people with no plan to replace it. Now, costs are likely to go up for many of us, especially those with preexisting conditions. That is unacceptable, and it's a failure of leadership." [Conor Lamb Campaign Website, Priorities, Affordable Health Care] Lamb: GOP Leaders Have Not Even Allowed A Vote To StabiliZe ACA Markets. On his campaign website, Lamb writes, "Republican leaders have not even allowed a vote on a bipartisan, common-sense effort to strengthen the ACA and stabilize the markets. And it took the threat of a government shutdown for both parties to come together and fund the children's health program (CHIP), something they'd ignored for months while the program was forced to survive on week-to-week bailouts. These legislative failures show what is wrong with the status quo in Washington. I'll work with anyone from either party who wants to help people with pre-existing conditions, improve the quality of care, and reduce premiums, out-of- pocket costs, and prescription drug prices." [Conor Lamb Campaign Website, Priorities, Affordable Health Care] Saccone Called For Full Repeal Of The ACA And Said AHCA Did Not Go Far Enough. Saccone, in an interview on 790 WAEB, agreed that the AHCA does not go far enough. When the show’s host trashed AHCA as insufficiently right wing, Saccone said the host was “absolutely right.” Later, when asked if he favors full repeal of the ACA, Saccone replied, “absolutely; got to go.” [WAEB, 3/9/17] Saccone Cynically Dismissed Concern About People Losing Health Coverage As “Typical Democrats Talking Points.” “Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate in the special election wasn't available to speak on camera on Wednesday. On his campaign website, he claimed Republicans have been ‘trying to take health insurance away from people with no plan to replace it. Now, costs are likely to go up for many of us, especially those with preexisting conditions. That is unacceptable, and it's a failure of leadership.’ Told of Lamb's stand, Saccone cynically said, ‘That's typical Democrats talking points. Look, the price of health care was skyrocketing under Obamacare.’” [WTAE, 1/31/18] Right-Wing Club For GroWth Endorsed Saccone Because Of His Commitment To Repealing The ACA. “Today, the Club for Growth PAC announced its endorsement of Rick Saccone for the U.S. House of Representatives. Saccone is running for the open seat vacated earlier this year by Tim Murphy (PA- 18). ‘Club for Growth PAC is proud to endorse Rick Saccone in his run for Congress,’ stated Club for Growth PAC President David McIntosh. ‘Rick is a constitutional conservative who supports lower taxes, repealing Obamacare, and limiting the siZe of government.” [Club for Growth Press Release, 12/19/17] Saccone Applauded Repeal Of The Individual Mandate. “I am pleased that the House and Senate have come together and passed a repeal of the onerous and punitive Obamacare mandate that was forced upon the country by the liberal wing of the Democratic Party led by Nancy Pelosi. The repeal was supported by 63% of Americans who agreed that the individual mandate tax was an excessive encroachment on taxpayers. Alarmingly, the mandate disproportionately hurt low-income households – the very people Obamacare was to care for. According to the IRS, nearly 80 percent of households that pay the penalty make less than $50,000 annually. As a result, low-income families paid up to $2,085 this year not being able to afford health insurance. Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed so high that millions of Americans were forced to pay the penalty because they could not afford coverage.” [Rick Saccone for Congress Press Release, 12/21/17] REACTION ROUNDUP: Health Care Proves Political Asset for Democrats in PA-18 DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES REACT Allison Stephens, D-Candidate for NV04: “In #PA18, 53% of dem voters & 63% of independent voters were opposed to #ACA repeal. One thing is clear: healthcare will be a deciding issue in 2018. The GOP must abandon repeal. We need access to quality, affordable healthcare in #NV04. #ProtectOurCare” [Allison Stephens, 3/14/18] Christina Hartman, D-Candidate for PA10: “My opponent @RepScottPerry is a member of the House @freedomcaucus that pushed to gut protections for those with preexisting conditions. #PA10 voters will remember in November. #PA18 @ProtectOurCare #TrumpCare” [Christina Hartman, 3/14/18] Pat Ryan, D-Candidate for NY19: “Must continue to remind voters in #NY19 that @RepJohnFaso (and fellow Rs) voted to rip healthcare away from our community. Protecting healthcare for working families key to @ConorLambPA victory in #PA18; cc @1199UpstateNY #ProtectOurCare” [Pat Ryan, 3/14/18] Eddie Sundquist, D-Candidate for NY23: “ The voters of #PA18 proved that we will not stand idly by when Republicans like @RepTomReed vote to take away healthcare from 68,000 #NY23 constituents. A diagnosis should not be a death sentence or mean financial ruin.” [Eddie Sundquist, 3/14/18] TOP INFLUENCERS: THIS IS BIG Andy Slavitt, top Obama Administration health official: “BREAKING: Even with #PA18 officially too close to call, health care voters carried the day. 52% of voters ranked health care as a top issue. By 64-36, those voters favored @ConorLambPA.” [Andy Slavitt, 3/14/18] Tom PereZ: “That’s when we do well. That’s how Doug Jones won. He was talking about kitchen table issues, he was talking about healthcare. Conor Lamb was talking about health care… that’s how we’re winning elections by talking about those shared issues. That’s what Conor was fighting for. He was fighting for access to health care — the number one issue for voters in district 18, as it was across the country was health care. And they understand that Democrats believe health care should be a right for all and not a privilege for many.” [MSNBC, 3/14/18] Mario Molina, former CEO of Molina Healthcare: “Reassuring to hear @ConorLambPA talk about the importance and support of critical health and safety net programs. "They are America's way of saying, 'We are all in this together.'" [Mario Molina, 3/14/18] Steven Dennis, Bloomberg reporter: “ACA opposition *used* to be solid gold for GOP Conor Lamb took mend it, don't end it position; PPP (D) poll found ACA at 44/42 approval in #PA18” [Steven Dennis, 3/14/18] DNC: Voters Reject Trump-Republican Agenda. “Health care was a top issue in last night’s election and Conor Lamb won those voters by a wide margin, making it clear voters reject Republican policies that have already left millions more Americans without health insurance and sent premiums skyrocketing.” [DNC to press list, 3/14/18] Topher Spiro, Vice President for health policy at Center for American Progress: “BOOM. This is it. Any vulnerable Republican who voted to repeal health care is toast.” [Topher Spiro, 3/14/18] Jonathan Cohn, Senior National Correspondent at Huffington Post: “Maybe trying to take health insurance from millions of people is a political loser.” [Jonathan Cohn, 3/14/18] HOW IT PLAYED IN THE HEADLINES The Week: GOP efforts to kill ObamaCare might
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