Why GOP Healthcare Bill Has 'No Chance Of Becoming Law': Rep. Kevin Kiley

Criticism of H.R.6703 Healthcare Bill

• 📌 Rep. Kevin Kiley states he will vote for the measure because the policy is good, but acknowledges it is extremely modest.
• ⚠️ The bill has no chance of becoming law due to being hastily assembled without bipartisan input, which is essential for passage.
• 🎯 The most significant flaw is its failure to address the urgent problem of 22 million people facing higher health insurance costs.

Impact on Specific Groups

• 💸 Independent contractors, freelancers, gig workers, small business owners, and their employees are among those who will pay thousands of dollars more for health insurance.
• 📉 Some individuals may find themselves unable to afford health insurance at all.
• 🗣️ Kiley questions how constituents should be addressed with such issues, suggesting blame-shifting to 'Obama' or a 'show vote' is insufficient.

Legislative Inaction and Party Politics

• 🏛️ Kiley criticizes the House Speaker for refusing to bring measures to extend these critical provisions to the floor.
• 🤝 He notes that past measures, even those dividing the Republican conference, passed with bipartisan support, indicating this is achievable.
• 🚫 The minority leader has directed members to support an uncompromising measure with no bipartisan co-sponsors, which has already been rejected by the Senate.

Call for Action

• 💡 Kiley emphasizes that party leaders often focus on blaming problems on the other side rather than solving them.
• 📢 He calls for the speaker or minority leader, or both, to bring a bill to the floor for a vote, stating this is what the institution and America need.