I don't think this should be a partisan issue. I think it is true that this wouldn't pass in a Democrat-led Congress, but a whole bunch of Dems voted against cloture (the only way to stop the bill) and then voted against the bill to pretend to be opposed to it, so the way I see things both sides are at fault.
Also, this bill has nothing to do with people "gaming" the system. Sure, some people do that, but it more has to do
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More than 1.5 million families had to declare bankruptcy last year—half because of unexpected and extraordinary medical expenses. Millions more totter on the edge of bankruptcy. The large numbers of bankruptcies is a clear sign about the tenuous state of the economy—millions of Americans who work hard and play by the rules could be pushed at any time to financial ruin by job loss, business failure or major medical expenses. The pressure valve for these families has historically been bankruptcy but now Congress is making things tougher for these hard-working folks in order to secure billions in profits for creditors.
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