Chicago, IL — As Senate Republicans voted to begin debating a bill that would strip healthcare from millions of Americans, JB Pritzker released the following statement:

“It is difficult to think of a vote in recent history that was as callous and lacked as much transparency as what just took place in the U.S. Senate,” said JB Pritzker. “This negligent attack on healthcare was cobbled together behind closed doors without the public scrutiny a bill of this magnitude deserves. While our own governor stands idly by, Senate Republicans blindly voted to proceed without a plan other than the underlying mean-spirited House Republican proposal that would strip coverage from more than 20 million Americans. There is no vision or purpose to what Senate Republicans are doing anymore. Under Donald Trump, Republicans are desperate to call anything a victory, with no regard for how many millions of working families will get hurt along the way.”

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