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A Democratic senator shares his 120 amendments for the GOP health bill
My Senator: Jeff Merkley.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has prepared 120 amendments to Senate Republicans’ health care bill to force the GOP to take wildly unpopular votes if they want to advance their plan to repeal Obamacare.
Merkley’s list of amendments to the bill include:
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill’s Medicaid cuts from hurting veterans of the Vietnam War
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill’s Medicaid cuts from hurting children with cancer
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill from increasing premium costs for people with ovarian cancer
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill's Medicaid cuts from hurting pregnant women
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill’s Medicaid cuts from hurting veterans of the Vietnam War
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill’s Medicaid cuts from hurting children with cancer
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill from increasing premium costs for people with ovarian cancer
A proposal to prevent the Republican health bill's Medicaid cuts from hurting pregnant women
https://www.vox.com/2017/7/26/16038602/merkley-health-amendments-plan