Senate health bill does not reflect Christian values

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks amid a crush of reporters after Republicans released their long-awaited bill to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act on Thursday, June 22, 2017. She is one of four GOP senators to say they are opposed to it as written, which could put the measure in immediate jeopardy. J. Scott Applewhite AP

As a Christian voter who has always voted Republican, I am astonished and outraged that the so-called “party of God” (the GOP) writes a bill that removes health care and in-home care from people who through no fault of their own, find themselves disabled, chronically ill or elderly.

This is not the America I grew up in or that we all love, nor is it Christian and it isn’t even minimally humanitarian. Shame on them. Even President Trump called the House bill “mean,” and that was before the Senate bill came out, which is even more cruel to those who need to be cared for the most.

Please call, email, and protest. Don’t let this bill pass.

Stephen Kent Goodman, Fresno

This story was originally published June 24, 2017 at 1:38 PM with the headline "Senate health bill does not reflect Christian values."

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