PARAMUS, N.J. – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) met with Valley Hospital administrators, doctors, and nurses to tour the hospital’s state-of-the-art facilities and discuss the disastrous effects of the Senate GOP’s cuts to Medicaid—the largest cuts to the program in history—in their recently passed bill, which Booker termed a “moral obscenity.”
“Valley Hospital is a pillar of Bergen County. It’s a site of community wellness, healing, and hope. We should be doing everything to support lowering costs for working families and increasing access to the programs that keep us all healthy, but instead Senate Republicans’ have enacted the largest cuts to Medicaid in recent history. It was clear in my conversations that these cuts will be disastrous. They’ll limit access to critical health services and raise the cost of health care for millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans. These cuts pose a grave threat to our regional and community health centers. I greatly appreciate the work of the doctors, nurses, administrators, and hospital staff that keep our communities healthy. To support them, we must stand firm against the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans, making clear we won’t tolerate policies that jeopardize access to affordable health care,” said Senator Booker.
“We thank Senator Cory Booker for visiting The Valley Hospital today,” said Robert Brenner, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Valley Health System. “We greatly value his commitment to and passion for healthcare in New Jersey. I believe today’s tour of our new hospital gave Senator Booker keen insight into how Valley is using technology, sustainability and a deep commitment to its doctors and staff to provide care like no other in our region.”