Press Release - January 19th, 2011

“The GOP has yet to show the American people a plan to reform health care that lowers costs and puts patients first, but they have all the time in the world, apparently, to repeal a commonsense, popular law,” said Michael Mitchell, National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director. “As expected, the GOP-led house voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in a display of showmanship for the anti-government sliver of their base, and as a nod to big insurance companies who pad their campaign coffers.

 “Left out of the equation are literally millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions that would be excluded, millions of young people who will be knocked off their parent’s insurance and the taxpayers who will have to foot the estimated $145 billion tab if the law is repealed.

“Also left out are LGBT people with pre-existing conditions who are not able to access the insurance plans of their partners, which they would be able to do if our relationships were recognized.

“Three Democrats – Mike Ross (AR), Dan Boren (OK), Mike McIntyre (NC) – unfortunately voted with the Republicans. We will remember.”