Obama: Senate Health Bill Just a 'Transfer of Wealth'

Barack Obama and other Democrats have weighed in on the Senate GOP's health plan, and the word they're using the most is "mean." In a Facebook post Thursday, the former president slammed the "fundamental meanness" of the Senate bill, saying that instead of being a health bill, it is "a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America." "If there's a chance you might get sick, get old, or start a family—this bill will do you harm," warned Obama, telling senators that their rationale for acting on the issue should be more than just "undoing something that Democrats did." 

In other developments:

  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also used the word "mean," echoing President Trump's remark on the House version of ObamaCare repeal, the Hill reports. "The Senate version of 'TrumpCare' is even meaner than the House bill," Schumer said. "The bill takes dollars out of healthcare for millions of Americans and puts them right back in the pocket of the wealthy."

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