Throughout his campaign, Trump has brought his history of misogyny to the national stage–but this isn’t a one-man show. The Party of Trump has two supporting actors: Ted Cruz and John Kasich, who have supported anti-women policies, including a ban on abortion and defunding Planned Parenthood. One thing is clear: the GOP candidates are wrong on women’s health and wrong for America.
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump said women who get abortions should face “some sort of punishment.” [MSNBC, 3/30/16]
Donald Trump said that Planned Parenthood was “disgusting and absolutely they should be defunded.” [Washington Times, 7/22/15]
Donald Trump: “I am pro-life.” [LifeNews, 4/8/11]
Donald Trump suggested that he would support shutting down the federal government in order to defund Planned Parenthood. [New York Times, 8/4/15]
Donald Trump said that Planned Parenthood was “like an abortion factory.” [CNN, 8/11/15]
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz opposed abortion even for victims of rape and incest, and referred to birth control pills as “abortion-inducing drugs.” [PBS, 3/23/15]
Ted Cruz on contraception: There’s no “rubber shortage in America. …. he told a crowd in Bettendorf, Iowa, during an extended riff on the politics of reproductive health.” [New York Times, 11/30/15]
Ted Cruz supported the Life at Conception Act. [Pro Life Alliance, 11/9/12]
Ted Cruz supported a federal ban on abortions after 20 weeks. [Indianapolis Star, 9/17/14]
Ted Cruz was a cosponsor of the Senate version of legislation designed to defund Planned Parenthood. [LifeNews, 1/8/15; S. 51, 1/7/15]
Ted Cruz said Planned Parenthood was using “taxpayer funds to murder unborn children” and “profiting from the buying and selling of the body parts of babies.” [Senator Ted Cruz press release, 8/3/15]
Ted Cruz called Planned Parenthood an “ongoing criminal enterprise.” [Mother Jones, 9/16/15]
Ted Cruz said he would open an investigation into Planned Parenthood on his first day as president. [CSPAN, 9/29/15]
John Kasich
John Kasich signed into law a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. [Huffington Post, 7/21/11]
John Kasich signed into law a bill that enacted strict abortion restrictions, including mandatory ultrasounds. [Washington Post, 7/1/13]
John Kasich said he would sign a bill that would ban abortion “if the reason for the procedure is because the child would have Down syndrome.”[CNN, 9/19/15]
John Kasich: “Fight like crazy to defund Planned Parenthood.”[Newsmax, 9/28/15]
John Kasich signed legislation essentially cutting off Planned Parenthood from $1.4 million in federal family-planning dollars. [Columbus Dispatch, 7/1/13]
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The Party of Trump’s vision for America isn’t one of inclusion; it is one of division:
Donald Trump: “No citizenship.” [CNN’s New Day, 7/30/15]
Donald Trump: “In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders can ‘figure out what is going on.’” [The Hill, 12/7/15]
Ted Cruz: Ted Cruz on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban: “I understand why Donald made that proposal.” [Huffington Post,12/15/15]
Ted Cruz: “I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair.” [Washington Post, 7/21/13]
John Kasich: “I’m not for giving anybody a path to citizenship here.” [Fox News’ Hannity, 12/30/15]
]]>Donald Trump: “No citizenship.” [CNN’s New Day, 7/30/15]
Donald Trump: “In a statement from his campaign, Trump called for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the United States until elected leaders can ‘figure out what is going on.’” [The Hill, 12/7/15]
Ted Cruz: “I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair.” [Washington Post, 7/21/13]
Ted Cruz: Ted Cruz on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban: “I understand why Donald made that proposal.” [Huffington Post, 12/15/15]
John Kasich: “I’m not for giving anybody a path to citizenship here.” [Fox News’ Hannity, 12/30/15]
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]]>Unlike Hillary Clinton — who released a comprehensive plan to combat terrorism globally — the Republican candidates demagogue and talk tough on terror when, in reality, they haven’t got a clue.
Ted Cruz: “I will direct the Department of Defense to destroy ISIS.” [Ted Cruz press release, 12/6/15]
Donald Trump on his ISIS plan: “I would bomb the shit out of them.” [Real Clear Politics, 11/13/15]
Paul Waldman: Marco Rubio’s ISIS plan was a “collection of ideas ranging from the irrelevant to the ridiculous.” [Paul Waldman, The Week, 11/23/15]
John Kasich: “We have to go on the ground and in the air and destroy ISIS in a coalition.” [USA Today, 12/9/15]
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Donald Trump: “I am pro-life.” [LifeNews, 4/8/11]
Ted Cruz opposed abortion even for victims of rape and incest, and referred to contraception as “abortion-inducing drugs.” [PBS, 3/23/15]
Marco Rubio did not support abortion exceptions for cases of rape or incest. [CNN, 8/9/15]
Ben Carson said he opposed abortion in all cases, including rape and incest. [New York Times, 10/25/15]
Ben Carson compared abortion to slavery.” [Raw Story, 10/25/15]
John Kasich signed into law a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks with no exceptions for rape or incest. [Huffington Post, 7/21/11]
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Here’s a dose of reality:
The evidence is clear when it comes to access, affordability, and quality the Affordable Care Act is working.
For the last 50 years, Americans have struggled to navigate a health care system that has failed to put patients first. Millions who were uninsured struggled to pay for even a doctor’s visit, while those who had insurance risked losing it when they needed it most. Quality care, especially preventive screenings and checkups that keep people healthy, was a luxury for many. And doctors were encouraged to focus on the amount of care they delivered, rather than effectively treating patients’ big-picture health.
Today, as a nation, we are at the threshold of a truly historic opportunity. The promise of positive transformative change in the U.S. health care system is at hand, thanks to:
The evidence is clear when it comes to access, affordability, and quality the Affordable Care Act is working.
ACCESS
Strong Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. On March 31, 2015 about 10.2 million Americans had paid their premiums and had active coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Historic Reduction in the Uninsured. We have seen the largest reduction in the uninsured in four decades. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act five years ago, about 16.4 million uninsured people have gained health coverage. Those gains come primarily from the Marketplace, young adults who can stay on their parents’ plans until they turn 26, and Medicaid expansions.
Progress in Fighting Health Inequity. Since 2013, the uninsured rate has declined 9.2 percentage points for African Americans, resulting in 2.3 million adults gaining coverage and 12.3 percentage points for Latinos, resulting in 4.2 million adults gaining coverage. Since 2013, the uninsured rate among women declined 7.7 percentage points, resulting in 7.7 million women gaining coverage. An estimated 55 million women are also benefiting from preventive services coverage with no out-of-pocket costs. And health insurers can no longer discriminate based on gender, so being a woman is no longer a preexisting condition.
Medicaid Expansion. Over 12.3 million additional individuals are enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP as of April 2015, compared to before October 2013. To date, 28 states plus DC have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. This is one of the areas where we know more can be done. We want to work with all the states that have yet to expand — to get as many people covered as possible.
Reducing Uncompensated Care in Hospitals. As a result of Marketplace coverage and Medicaid expansion, hospital uncompensated care costs were reduced by an estimated $7.4 billion in 2014, compared to what they would have been in the absence of the coverage expansion. Medicaid expansion states account for $5 billion, or 68 percent, of that reduction. If all States fully expanded Medicaid, uncompensated care costs would be about $8.9 billion lower in 2016 than they would be if no additional states expanded Medicaid.
From Coverage to Care. Now that millions of Americans have health coverage, we are working toeducate consumers about their coverage and to reduce barriers so that they can get the care they need to live longer and healthier lives.
AFFORDABILITY
Health Care Coverage is now Affordable for Millions of Americans. Of the about 10.2 million consumers who had paid their premium and had active Marketplace coverage on March 31, 2015, nearly 8.7 million (85 percent) nationwide and 6.4 million in the 34 states with Federally-facilitated Marketplaces received an average premium tax credit of $272 per month. And in 2015, nearly 80 percent of Marketplace shoppers using HealthCare.gov could purchase coverage for $100 or less after tax credits. A recent Commonwealth Fund study found that in 2014, fewer Americans had problems paying medical bills or medical debt, and fewer went without care because they couldn’t afford it. This is the first decline and lowest level in these areas since 2005.
Choice, Competition and Premiums. Insurers have decided that the Marketplace is a good place to do business and as a result, consumers have more choices. Twenty-five percent more issuers joined the Marketplace for the 2015 Open Enrollment, and consumers could choose from an average of 40 health plans, up from 30 in 2014. Studies show more issuers are associated with more affordable premiums.
Health Care Cost Growth Has Slowed Sharply. Since the Affordable Care Act became law, the price of health care has risen at the slowest rate in 50 years. Medicare has paid out nearly $316 billion less through 2013 than it would have had previous trends continued. The average premium for employer-based family coverage rose just 3 percent in nominal terms in 2014. Just more than a decade ago, surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation frequently registered double-digit premium increases for this type of coverage.
QUALITY
Improved Patient Safety. Since 2011, patient harms like hospital-acquired conditions, pressure ulcers, central line associated infections, falls and traumas have fallen by 17 percent, saving an estimated50,000 lives and $12 billion dollars.
Fewer Avoidable Hospital Readmissions. The Medicare all-cause 30-day readmission rate fell to approximately 17.5 percent in 2013, translating to an estimated 150,000 fewer hospital readmissionsamong Medicare beneficiaries between January 2012 and December 2013.
Alternative Care Models are Driving Value. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of providers and insurers who work together to put patients in the center of their care and create better health outcomes. Today, more than one in every 14 Americans gets their health care from one of more than 700 ACOs established by Medicare and other payers. ACOs have generated a combined$417 million in savings for Medicare. In addition, the Pioneer ACO model has been certified as the first patient care model to meet the stringent criteria for expansion to a larger population of Medicare beneficiaries.
Higher Quality Coverage. After years of dropped coverage, flimsy plans and barriers to care, everyone’s coverage has improved because consumers have new protections, including those who get health insurance through their employers. They can’t be turned away because of pre-existing conditions; they can’t be dropped just because they get sick and insurance has to cover care that Americans count on like trips to the emergency room, prescriptions and preventive services.
We are transforming the way Americans get health care and they have sent a clear message that the Affordable Care Act’s benefits are needed, wanted, and liked.
Content created by Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
Content last reviewed on June 24, 2015
Donald Trump: “No citizenship.” [CNN’s New Day, 7/30/15]
Ted Cruz: “I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair.” [Washington Post, 7/21/13]
September 2015: Marco Rubio ruled out a path to citizenship during his presidency. [Bloomberg,9/22/15]
Ben Carson said he would allow some undocumented immigrants to “become guest workers, not citizens, not voting people, not people who get goodies.” [CBS’s Face the Nation, 9/13/15]
John Kasich: “I’m not for giving anybody a path to citizenship here.” [Fox News’ Hannity, 12/30/15]
]]>“To paraphrase John Kasich, I think they’re fixing to lose the election to Hillary Clinton.”
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