Scott Santens: Congress Serves Funders
on Monday, July 10, 2017Scott Santens Money Quote saying the proposed American Health Care Act rewards those who fund campaigns, at the expense of those who need health care the most, those on medicaid and with pre-existing conditions. Scott Santens said:
“If it wasn’t already clear, the AHCA makes it crystal clear that Congress no longer represents voters. It represents who pays for elections” — Scott Santens
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Scott Santens is criticizing Congress for passing the American Health Care Act (AHCA) in 2017. He argues that this legislation, which aimed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, demonstrates that Congress no longer truly represents the interests and will of average voters in the United States.
According to Santens, the AHCA showed that Congress actually represents the financial donors and groups such as corporations and lobbyists “who pay for elections” through campaign contributions.
In other words, Santens believes politicians are more accountable to their donors rather than citizens, since the AHCA was widely unpopular publicly but still passed due to influence from moneyed special interests.
If it wasn't already clear, the AHCA makes it crystal clear that Congress no longer represents voters. It represents who pays for elections.
— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) July 3, 2017