WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) issued the following statement:
“In the dead of night, Senate Republicans voted to continue their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, pulling the rug out from millions of Americans who gained access to quality health coverage thanks to the changes ushered in by this law.
“With no replacement plan of any kind in place, a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will mean that millions of Americans –hardworking families, their children, the elderly, the poor, those with disabilities, the underserved–will lose their health coverage and have nowhere to turn. That’s why everyone from experts and groups representing doctors, nurses, patient advocates to small business associations and elected officials on both sides of the aisle have spoken out about the disastrous consequences of a repeal without an immediate replacement.
“This effort to the repeal the Affordable Care Act is reckless, dangerous, and cruel. We should be building on the gains made under the Affordable Care Act and improving the law, not turning back the clock to a time when too many families had to choose between going to the doctor and paying their bills. I will continue to fight with everything I have to protect the millions of Americans whose lives now hang in the balance.”