--- title: Heathcare: 49% of Voters Disapprove of House Bill description: Nearly half of voters disapprove of the healthcare bill that was passed in the House last month, and it seems dissatisfaction is growing canonical: https://time.com/4826343/voters-disapprove-house-healthcare-bill/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-21T12:31:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:19:25.774Z article:section: Politics og:title: Heathcare: 49% of Voters Disapprove of House Bill og:description: Opposition to the bill has grown since it was passed last month og:url: https://time.com/4826343/voters-disapprove-house-healthcare-bill/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1efeeeef6f336125/6988d289bc6cfcfe643e1eb9/gettyimages-678635642.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5394 og:image:height: 3034 og:image:alt: healthcare-bill-disapprove og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Heathcare: 49% of Voters Disapprove of House Bill twitter:description: Opposition to the bill has grown since it was passed last month twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1efeeeef6f336125/6988d289bc6cfcfe643e1eb9/gettyimages-678635642.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 00:56 video:published: 2017-06-22 section: politics topics: health care, Republican health care plan, Medicaid, health insurance coverage, tax breaks, Senate health care bill, House health care bill, Senate Democrats genre: news, political response tones: critical, forceful, alarmed, sardonic emotions: anger (high), concern (high), contempt (medium) sentiment: negative audience: voters, policy observers, health care stakeholders, political news readers people: Chuck Schumer organizations: Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats products: Medicaid content_suitability: health controversy [00:00-00:56] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # 49% of Voters Disapprove of the House Healthcare Bill, Poll Says > Sponsored content. 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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responds to the reveal of the Republican senators' health care plan._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responds to the Republican senators' health care plan, arguing it strips benefits and protections from Americans in order to give tax breaks to those who need them least. He says the bill will result in higher costs, less care, and millions losing health insurance, particularly through Medicaid. Schumer contends the Senate bill is as bad as the House bill and in some ways worse, comparing it to a wolf in sheep's clothing with sharper teeth. ## Key points - Schumer says the bill strips health care benefits and protections from Americans who need them most. (00:00) - He claims the bill gives a tax break to the people who need it least. (00:05) - Schumer says the bill will result in higher costs, less care, and millions of Americans losing their health insurance. (00:10) - He says the coverage losses will fall particularly on Medicaid recipients. (00:18) - Schumer states the Senate bill is as bad as the House bill and in some ways even worse. (00:22) - He says the president said the Senate bill needed heart, and that the way the bill cuts health care is heartless. (00:29) - Schumer says the president called the House bill mean and the Senate bill may be meaner. (00:45) - He describes the Senate Republican health care bill as a wolf in sheep's clothing with even sharper teeth than the House bill. (00:54) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:29] Criticism of benefit cuts and tax breaks. Schumer argues the bill strips health care protections from vulnerable Americans to benefit those who need it least, and predicts higher costs and coverage losses. - [00:29 to 00:56] Comparing the Senate and House bills. Schumer contrasts the Senate bill with the House bill and the president's remarks, describing the Senate bill as even worse. ## Key quotes - [00:00] Chuck Schumer: "This is a bill designed to strip away health care benefits and protections from Americans who need it most" - [00:10] Chuck Schumer: "this bill will result in higher costs, less care, and millions of Americans will lose their health insurance." - [00:29] Chuck Schumer: "the way this bill cuts healthcare is heartless." - [00:45] Chuck Schumer: "The senate bill may be meaner." - [00:54] Chuck Schumer: "The senate republican healthcare bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing." ## Questions this video answers - What does Schumer say the Republican health care bill would do to benefits and protections? [00:00] - Who does Schumer say would receive the tax break in the bill? [00:05] - What outcomes does Schumer predict from the Senate Republican health care bill? [00:10] - Which program does Schumer say would be particularly affected by the bill? [00:18] - How does Schumer compare the Senate bill to the House bill? [00:22] - What does Schumer say the president said about the Senate and House bills? [00:29] ## Content suitability - health controversy [00:00-00:56]: Heated political dispute over proposed cuts to health care coverage and benefits. by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Jun 21, 2017 12:31 PM UTC Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responds to the reveal of the Republican senators' health care plan. by [Lisa Marie Segarra](https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Jun 21, 2017 12:31 PM UTC Nearly half of voters disapprove of the healthcare bill that was[ passed in the House of Representatives](http://time.com/4767335/health-care-vote-trumpcare-congress-house/) last month, and it seems the problem is only getting worse. Opposition to the bill sits at 49%, [according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll,](http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/21/poll-health-care-bill-obamacare-239784) up from 44% when the House passed it. Approval has also dropped from 38% to 35%. Republicans are more forgiving of the healthcare plan, though [appeal is waning within the GOP](http://time.com/4770085/john-kasich-republican-health-care-bill/) as well. In early May, 15% of Republicans said they disapproved of the bill. That number has doubled to a 30% disapproval rating. The Politico/Morning Consult poll also found that only 27% of American think it will actually make the county’s health care system better, while 41% think [it will make things worse.](http://time.com/4793159/health-care-bill-cbo-score-republicans/) The healthcare bill now goes to the Senate for another vote, where Democrats have [opposed the bill and how it’s being redrafted.](http://time.com/4824687/health-care-senate-speeches-democrats/) This latest survey, of 1,051 voters, was conducted from June 15-19 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. ## Transcript [00:00] This is a bill designed to strip away health care [00:02] benefits and protections from Americans who need it [00:05] most in order to give a tax break to the folks [00:10] who need it least. Simply put, this bill will result [00:14] in higher costs, less care, and millions of [00:18] Americans will lose their health insurance. Particularly [00:22] through Medicade. Its every bid is bad as the house [00:25] bill, in some ways its even worse, the [00:29] president said the senate bill needed heart, the way [00:33] this bill cuts healthcare is heartless. The president [00:37] said, the senate bill needed heart The way this bill cuts [00:41] healthcare is heartless. The president said the [00:45] house bill was mean. The senate bill may [00:50] be meaner. The senate republican healthcare [00:54] bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing. 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