In March, Pat Toomey recognized the opioid addiction crisis was a “huge problem” that hadn’t spared any part of Pennsylvania.
That was then.
“Now, Pat Toomey is poised to vote yes for the disastrous Senate health care bill, making it clear he was lying to Pennsylvanians when he promised he’d fight to end the opioid epidemic,” said American Bridge spokesperson Joshua Karp. “A vote for this shameful bill means tearing away life-saving treatment from millions of Americans who need it.”
Then: “Pennsylvania is being hit as badly by this scourge as any other state in the union. This is a huge problem. I know it’s a problem here in Bucks County, but it’s a problem in every county, every community.”- Pat Toomey on CBS Philadelphia, 3/31/16
NOW: The Senate’s Trumpcare bill “would place coverage out of reach and weaken patient protections for millions struggling with addiction. This means more lives lost, more communities torn apart.” – Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, 6/22/17
Published: Jun 22, 2017