WASHINGTON, DC – April Verrett, president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement after the House voted, 215-214, to pass a reconciliation bill that includes deep cuts to Medicaid:

“Republicans in Congress just passed legislation that will rip healthcare from our families to line the pockets of the mega-rich.

All those who voted for this bill will be held accountable. We should make healthcare better for everyone, not take it away. We should make costs go down for families, not set them up for skyrocketing bills. We should raise wages and make life more secure for working families, not pull the rug out from under them.”

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