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Democratic senators are urging Republican senators to vote against the healthcare bill. The Democratic senators say twenty million Americans will lose health insurance if the healthcare bill passes. Democrats say the healthcare bill would greatly increase health insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions. According to the Democrats, most bills undergo a months-long process of hearings, public comment, and revisions before being brought for a vote. But Democratic senators say the healthcare bill has not undergone the process of hearings and public comment. The senators say the healthcare bill is supported by 12% of Americans and many healthcare organizations and health insurance companies do not support the healthcare bill.
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Democratic senators are urging their Republican colleagues to vote against the healthcare bill, citing three areas of concern. First, they say it is bad policy, because twenty million Americans will lose insurance and premiums will skyrocket for others with pre-existing conditions. Second, Democrats call the legislation bad politics, as the bill hasn’t undergone the normal process of hearings, public comment, and revisions. Third, the senators point out that the plan is wildly unpopular, opposed by 88% of voters and most healthcare providers and insurance companies.
Democratic senators are urging Republicans to vote against the healthcare bill. They say twenty million Americans will lose insurance and premiums will rise for those with pre-existing conditions if it passes. They say that it hasn’t undergone hearings, public comment, or revisions. They say that it is supported by 12% of voters and few healthcare providers or insurance companies.
Democratic senators are urging Republican senators to vote against the healthcare bill. For one thing, twenty million Americans will lose health insurance if the healthcare bill passes. In addition, insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions would rise. Not to mention, most bills undergo months of hearings, public comment, and revisions before being brought for a vote. In contrast, the healthcare bill has not had hearings, comments, or revisions. If that wasn’t enough, the healthcare legislation is supported by just 12% of Americans. Finally, most healthcare organizations and health insurance companies oppose the bill
Democratic senators say vote against the healthcare bill for these reasons: twenty million Americans will lose health insurance if the healthcare bill passes and health insurance premiums for people with pre-existing conditions would rise; most bills undergo months of hearings, public comment, and revisions before being brought for a vote but the healthcare bill has not done so; the healthcare legislation is supported by only 12% of Americans and not many healthcare organizations and health insurance companies support the bill, either.