Two Years Ago Today: Senator Collins' Tax Bill Put Mainers' Pre-Existing Conditions Protections At Risk
November 15, 2019
November 15, 2019
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 15 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following news release:
On November 14, 2017, Congressional Republicans attached a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's coverage requirement to their tax giveaway bill and even though Senator Collins promised Mainers she wouldn't vote for the legislation that did not include a health care fix, she broke that promise and voted for the tax law. Senator Collins' tax policy stuck Mainers with four-figure health care premium . . .
On November 14, 2017, Congressional Republicans attached a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's coverage requirement to their tax giveaway bill and even though Senator Collins promised Mainers she wouldn't vote for the legislation that did not include a health care fix, she broke that promise and voted for the tax law. Senator Collins' tax policy stuck Mainers with four-figure health care premium . . .