Pelosi Spokesman Statement on Republicans’ 51st ACA Repeal Vote

Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, released the following statement on House Republicans' recently announced plan to tie the permanent Medicare "doc fix" to a delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, their 51st effort to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act:

"This bill represents a new low, even for House Republicans.  Evidently, the 50th vote to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act wasn't enough to satisfy their fixation with tearing down the law that is providing quality, affordable health coverage to millions of Americans across the country.  Now, House Republicans are turning their toxic, empty partisanship onto the health care of America's seniors.

"The Republican leadership is threatening to blow up bipartisan, bicameral progress towards a permanent Medicare ‘doc fix,' steering the health and security of our nation's seniors into a legislative dead-end.  America's seniors deserve better than this cavalier and craven treatment, but Republicans are committed to playing politics with this essential issue.  Time is running out, and if Republicans do not come to their senses by the end of the month, seniors will be turned away from their doctors and cut off from the health care they need.

"When even our seniors are not safe from House Republicans' obsession with repealing the Affordable Care Act, enough is enough.  Republicans must abandon this irresponsible and dangerous plan, and return to the work Democrats and Republicans have done to pass a sensible and permanent ‘doc fix' for our seniors."