Graham Votes For Affordable Health Care and Against Extending Fraud-Riddled, Broken Obamacare Subsidies

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement after he voted in favor of the Crapo-Cassidy plan, the Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, a proposal to make health care more affordable. Graham also voted against the Senate Democrats' plan to extend Covid-era Obamacare subsidies, which would have continued to send taxpayer dollars directly to insurance companies that are making record profits while providing expensive and inadequate health care coverage to Americans.

"Extending Covid-era Obamacare subsidies without reform was an easy 'no' vote. These subsidies have exploded in cost over the past few years, padding the pockets of large health insurance companies instead of helping patients.

"I would like to help deliver better health care to Americans. It doesn't help anyone by continuing to send taxpayer dollars to insurance companies instead of patients or to have a program that's riddled with fraud and lacks income caps.

"The three-year Schumer extension does not include any necessary common sense reforms. That should be offensive to people who are rightfully demanding more affordable health care and better government.

"To that end, I proudly voted for Senators Crapo and Cassidy's proposal that made needed reforms and allows for the reinstatement of income caps. People making $300,000 a year should not be getting subsidies from the government. The Crapo-Cassidy plan will take taxpayer dollars away from insurance companies to give to patients via health savings accounts. This proposal would lower costs and improve quality of care.

"I hope we can find a bipartisan solution before the end of the year. But that will depend on if Senate Democrats are so wedded to Obamacare that they insist on the status quo."

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