Rand Paul Angered Over Secrecy Surrounding GOP Health Care Bill
- 7 years ago
The GOP has reportedly drafted a bill regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but is keeping it under wraps. That level of secrecy, which is intended to prevent leaks, has angered Sen. Rand Paul.
The GOP has reportedly drafted a bill regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but is keeping it under wraps, reports Bloomberg.
That level of secrecy, which is intended to prevent leaks, has angered Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, notes The Hill.
On Thursday, Paul fired of a series of Tweets.
They include, “I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location, & not available for me or the public to view,” and, “What is the House leadership trying to hide? My guess is, they are trying to hide their 'Obamacare Lite' approach.”
He also aired his grievances against simply modifying the existing health care law, noting, “Renaming and keeping parts of Obamacare, new entitlements and extending medicaid expansion are not the #FullRepeal we promised.”
Others have corroborated Paul’s claim that he is being denied access to the bill.
BuzzFeed News reporter Paul McLeod tweeted, “Sen. Rand Paul demands a copy of the bill. This staffer says she can't give him one.”
Journalist Lisa Mascaro took to Twitter as well, writing, “Just now: Rand Paul stakes out House GOP meeting to demand access to their secret #Obamacare repeal/replace plan.”
The GOP has reportedly drafted a bill regarding the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but is keeping it under wraps, reports Bloomberg.
That level of secrecy, which is intended to prevent leaks, has angered Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, notes The Hill.
On Thursday, Paul fired of a series of Tweets.
They include, “I have been told that the House Obamacare bill is under lock & key, in a secure location, & not available for me or the public to view,” and, “What is the House leadership trying to hide? My guess is, they are trying to hide their 'Obamacare Lite' approach.”
He also aired his grievances against simply modifying the existing health care law, noting, “Renaming and keeping parts of Obamacare, new entitlements and extending medicaid expansion are not the #FullRepeal we promised.”
Others have corroborated Paul’s claim that he is being denied access to the bill.
BuzzFeed News reporter Paul McLeod tweeted, “Sen. Rand Paul demands a copy of the bill. This staffer says she can't give him one.”
Journalist Lisa Mascaro took to Twitter as well, writing, “Just now: Rand Paul stakes out House GOP meeting to demand access to their secret #Obamacare repeal/replace plan.”