Wasserman Schultz Statement on 56th ACA Repeal Vote

Washington, DC, February 3, 2015
For the 56th time, Congressional Republicans are going on record to take away health care from millions of children, women, seniors, young adults and others who previously had no or insufficient coverage. Such actions speak volumes about their priorities for America's families, and fly in the face of the facts. The top ten ZIP codes for Obamacare enrollees in the nation are located in South Florida alone, and more and more people continue to enroll. People want health care. People deserve health care.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted for the 56th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act:
“If it’s a Tuesday in the House of Representatives, we must be voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act. 
“For the 56th time, Congressional Republicans are going on record to take away health care from millions of children, women, seniors, young adults and others who previously had no or insufficient coverage.
“Such actions speak volumes about their priorities for America’s families, and fly in the face of the facts. The top ten ZIP codes for Obamacare enrollees in the nation are located in South Florida alone, and more and more people continue to enroll. People want health care. People deserve health care. 
“There is no doubt that there have been some bumps along the way, but we can make fixes and help people navigate the new system without throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The Affordable Care Act is working. We can never, and will never, go back to the days where a sick person is denied coverage because of a supposed preexisting condition, or people are crushed with debt because they needed care, or seniors are choosing between their prescriptions and their bills.
“This cynical effort to repeal the law and replace it with no credible alternative will go nowhere, and once again, House Republicans are spinning their wheels while the rest of the nation gets on with its business.”
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