Nancy Pelosi: Republicans’ health care plan will make America sick again – CNN

Women and their families marched to show our values, our unity and our good spirit.

Many marched for the rights and dignity of the men, women and children who have been targeted for discrimination by this administration -- and in recent days we've seen that open prejudice on full display in the President's immoral and unconstitutional ban on refugees and citizens from seven Muslim nations.

Many marched to protect the health care of the American people, which sadly, is also under attack by the President and the Republican Congress today.

Instead of focusing on jobs and wages, Republicans have decided to launch an all-out assault on affordable health care in America. Their plan is to repeal the Affordable Care Act, slash Medicaid, and destroy the sacred Medicare guarantee that has protected generations of Americans.

The Republicans' plan won't make America great again. It will make America sick again.

Already, Republicans are trying to sabotage the ACA's insurance marketplaces. Today, January 31, is the last day of open enrollment in the marketplaces. Last week, however, the Trump Administration abruptly canceled much of the advertising and outreach efforts that help remind Americans that time is running out to complete their applications.

Sadly, this Republican sabotage campaign is nothing new. For years, House Republicans spent taxpayer money on lawsuits to destroy the ACA's premium supports, raising health costs on millions of Americans.

Without the ACA, Zoe and her family faced a harrowing future: not only using up all her lifetime health coverage before preschool, but carrying the burden of a pre-existing condition for the rest of her life. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Zoe is protected. Her family can have confidence in her future.

Repeal of the Affordable Care Act will lead to death, disability and suffering. And Republicans will do all of this to give a massive new tax break to the wealthiest -- as they abandon seniors and working families across America.

That injustice is not what the American people voted for in November.

Democrats will stand our ground to protect the Affordable Care Act, because we believe -- as did many of the marchers -- that health care is the right of every American, not just the privileged few.

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