Kaine attacks ‘Trumpcare’ on Twitter

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) slammed what he called “Trumpcare” on Tuesday, charging that the GOP’s ObamaCare replacement plan would help the wealthy with tax cuts while financially burdening average Americans.

#Trumpcare will cut taxes on the very wealthy, making average Americans pay more

— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) March 7, 2017

The 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee took to Twitter to make his case, posting multiple tweets that slammed the Republican healthcare proposal, known as the American Health Care Act.

And, the GOP is pushing the repeal and replace #Trumpcare bill through before the cost and coverage losses can be predicted. Terrible.

— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) March 7, 2017

One tweet implied the GOP proposal would benefit President Trump’s family’s healthcare coverage.

#Trumpcare doesn’t fix health care. It’s a tax cut for the very wealthy. How much of a tax cut would Trump family get under this bill?

— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) March 7, 2017

He also peppered one tweet with some humor, appearing to jab at Trump’s complexion.

#Trumpcare drives up costs for patients, but cuts the Tanning Tax . . . interesting

— Senator Tim Kaine (@timkaine) March 7, 2017

{mosads}In addition to his tweets, Kaine issued a statement Tuesday in which he expressed “serious concerns” with the Republicans’ proposal.

“[It] will reduce the number of Americans with health insurance and raise health care costs for patients. Republicans had seven years to pull together a plan, and now they insist on rushing to pass a bill without taking the time to analyze the cost and impact on the American people,” he wrote.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has not yet released an estimate of the legislation’s cost and how many people would lose or gain health insurance coverage, though House panels plan to begin marking up the bill on Wednesday.

“I will not support a plan that dismantles Medicaid, raises costs for Virginia’s middle-class families and seniors, and defunds Planned Parenthood while massively cutting taxes for the wealthy. We cannot walk back the years of progress we have already made to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable care,” Kaine continued.