FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2016
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NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in response to reports that some Senate Democrats are considering agreeing to the GOP’s plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
“NARAL has a clear message for Democratic lawmakers: If you support Republicans in their effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, NARAL, our one million member activists, and our PAC will not support you in 2018 or beyond.
“Republican leaders have made clear their only intention is to repeal the law. They do not have now, nor are they likely to ever have, a meaningful plan to ‘replace’ this historic expansion of Americans’ health care. Democrats should not play this game with them. Democrats fought hard to pass the law, and now millions of Americans are benefiting from those efforts. The law has expanded healthcare coverage for millions of people for the first time ever and guaranteed coverage of vital reproductive healthcare services like contraception, maternity care, and well-woman visits. That’s why most Americans want to fully implement or even expand the ACA and the benefits it has brought to families across the country.
“Democrats should not learn the wrong lessons from 2016. If they do, they will be without our support in 2018.”
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