WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s score of the Senate health care bill:

            “This score is further proof that this bill will do more harm than good,” Senator King said. “This bill will drastically increase the cost of coverage for older, working-class Maine people; put health insurance out of reach altogether for many others; and significantly gut Medicaid, forcing states to choose between serving the elderly or the disabled – all to give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans. Simply put, this proposal is wrong for the country and this score should be just another reason on the long list of many for why we should abandon this bill and, instead, make meaningful improvements to the Affordable Care Act.”

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