User Clip: 190709 Cornyn Said Idea That Republicans Oppose Coverage for Preexisting Conditions is a 'Myth,' 'Bald-Faced Misrepresentation'
August 26, 2020 2019-07-09T11:27:46-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzkwXC8yMDE5MDcwOTEwMDAxNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ=="So I find it pretty bizarre that in about an hour, the Democratic leader will join Speaker Pelosi for a news conference to talk about coverage for preexisting conditions, and I have no doubt that once again they will try to blame Republicans as the bad guys and somehow perpetuate this myth that Republicans are opposed to covering people for preexisting conditions in their health insurance policies. They know that is false. They know that is a bald-faced misrepresentation of what our policy choices are in this body and in Congress as a whole. There is one thing that I think there is a consensus on in Congress with respect to healthcare, and that is that preexisting conditions should be covered."
"So I find it pretty bizarre that in about an hour, the Democratic leader will join Speaker Pelosi for a news conference to talk about… read more
"So I find it pretty bizarre that in about an hour, the Democratic leader will join Speaker Pelosi for a news conference to talk about coverage for preexisting conditions, and I have no doubt that once again they will try to blame Republicans as the bad guys and somehow perpetuate this myth that Republicans are opposed to covering people for preexisting conditions in their health insurance policies. They know that is false. They know that is a bald-faced misrepresentation of what our policy choices are in this body and in Congress as a whole. There is one thing that I think there is a consensus on in Congress with respect to healthcare, and that is that preexisting conditions should be covered." close
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- John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas