Senate Votes NO to Repeal Affordable Healthcare
July 28, 2017
"Last night's vote in the US Senate to defeat the repeal of the Affordable Care Act was a tremendous victory for patients, caregivers and everyone who cares about quality healthcare. It shows the power of ordinary people who called, marched and advocated to protect the basic human right to healthcare. We applaud the Democratic and Republican Senators who averted a disaster. For now, public healthcare programs like Medicaid will continue to provide care for our most vulnerable. Americans will not be penalized by insurance companies for being sick. Healthcare jobs will continue to thrive in local communities and beyond. This is a victory today, but the work will continue. We know that the Republican leaders who failed last night will be working overtime to bring this repeal back to life and plan additional attacks on healthcare funding. We must -- and will -- stay vigilant in our efforts to protect and improve access to quality healthcare." - George Gresham, 1199SEIU President