Sanders: Failed Obamacare Repeal ‘Major Victory’ For Working Class

Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday celebrated the Republican failure to repeal Obamacare – and take health insurance away from 24 million people – calling it a “major victory” for working-class Americans.

“The defeat of the disastrous Trump-Ryan health care bill is a major victory for the working families of this country and for the hundreds of thousands who attended rallies and town hall meetings in opposition to this bill,” Sanders said in a statement.

“What the defeat of this bill shows is that the American people will not accept legislation that provides huge tax breaks to billionaires while 24 million people are kicked off their health insurance, massive cuts are made to Medicaid and Planned Parenthood and premiums for senior citizens are dramatically increased,” Sanders continued.

“Our job is to improve the Affordable Care Act, not repeal it. Our job is to guarantee health care to all people as a right, not a privilege,” Sanders concluded.