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Dear Friend, Last week, the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act in a last-ditch effort to score political points, at the expense of millions of Americans. Over the last two months, I watched my colleagues rush a bill to a vote, enact last minute changes, hide the content from Americans, and deny other Members of Congress the opportunity to engage in a debate that would actually improve our health care system. I want you to know I fought for San Diegans along the way: 
I was there for the 27 hour meeting in the Energy and Commerce Committee after the first version of
the health care bill was released and recklessly pushed through in only a few days. We still didn't know how much the bill cost or how many stood to lose coverage, so I urged my colleagues to allow experts and interest groups to weigh in before we voted. |
 I sat down with CNN's Wolf Blitzer after the first
vote was cancelled
and recapped the meeting in the Energy and Commerce Committee. I shared my frustrations over the lack of bipartisanship that left us with a bill opposed by doctors,
nurses, hospitals, and just about everyone because it would make the problems
in our healthcare system worse, not better.
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The next week, the Congressional Budget Office released a report that found 24 million Americans would lose coverage under the health care bill and that out-of-pocket costs would rise, especially for San Diego seniors.
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