US CONTINUES WRANGLE OVER CITIZEN HEALTHCARE|美健保新案若過關 10年逾兩千萬人失保

Meanwhile in the United States, the two major parties continue to wrangle over the Senate republican healthcare bill. A 49-page official report on the bill was released on June 26 and shows that this complete rewrite of Obama's healthcare law will save US$321 million for the US government, but it will also cost 22 million Americans their health insurance. As the US Senate debated the Republican healthcare bill, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont cited the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office's report on the bill as evidence that it will harm ordinary citizens. ==BERNIE SANDERS Senator, Vermont== Mr. President, according to CBO, and that report just came out a few hours ago, this bill would throw 22 million Americans off of health insurance, cut Medicaid by over $770 billion, defund Planned Parenthood, and substantially increase premiums for older Americans. This 49-page report said that if this complete overhaul of Obama's Affordable Care Act passes, 22 million Americans will lose their health insurance, while the government will save US$321 million. This is a savings of over US$200 billion more than the House version of the healthcare bill passed in May. The report also said that middle- and lower-income families will be hurt most by the bill. Four Republican senators, including Rand Paul of Kentucky, have said they will vote against the bill. ==MITCH McCONELL US Senate Majority Leader== But instead Obamacare forced millions off the plans they liked and forced millions into plans they either didn't want or couldn't afford. So unless we act, more Americans will be left trapped. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants the Senate to pass the bill before a recess for the 4th of July, but the he will have no majority to do so if four Republicans defect and the Democrats successfully retain the support of the two independent Senators. Translated by JOHN CHEN 美國兩大黨正為了參議院版本的，健保法案暗中角力之際，跨黨派的組織國會預算局，二十六號公佈了一份四十九頁的相關報告，內容指這份徹底改寫歐記健保的法案如果過關，未來十年之內，將會有兩千兩百萬美國人失保，但卻可以讓國庫省下三千兩百一十億美元經費。 美國兩黨議員正就健保法案，在參議院議場進行辯論之際，跨黨派的國會預算局26號公佈的相關報告，被佛蒙特州參議員桑德斯拿來做為共和黨健保法案會害慘一般老百姓的證據。 ==佛蒙特州參議員 桑德斯== 總統先生根據國會預算局 幾個小時前公佈的這份報告 這項法案會讓兩千兩百萬美國人失保 大砍醫療補助計畫(低收入家庭專用) 超過七千七百億美元 不資助計畫生育 並大大增加老年人的保費 國會預算局這份長四十九頁的報告，指參議院共和黨這份徹底改寫歐記健保的法案如果過關，未來十年之內，將會有兩千兩百萬美國人失保，但卻可以讓國庫省下三千兩百一十億美元經費，較五月份眾議院通過的健保法案，省下的錢多出兩千零二十億美元。報告也指出美國的中低收入家庭將會受害最深，為此，共和黨陣營已經有包括肯塔基州參議員朗保羅在內四名參議員，公開表示不會投贊成票。 ==參議院多數黨領袖 麥康諾== 相較之下歐記健保強迫數百萬人 接受他們不喜歡的方案 他們根本不要是根本付不起的方案 除非我們採取行動 否則會有更多美國人受困 麥康諾希望法案能夠在國會7月4號放假之前進行表決，但若是這四名黨內同志投反對票，而民主黨成功聯合兩名獨立派議員，那麼共和黨在參議院的多數優勢將化為烏有。 王蕙文 報導