Then-President Barack Obama speaks to the media during a Dec. 16, 2016, news conference at the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP)Former president Barack Obama posted a nearly 1,000-word critique of the Senate health-care bill Thursday on Facebook, warning, “This bill will do you harm.”While Obama has repeatedly defended the Affordable Care Act, which represents perhaps his most significant domestic legislative achievement, Thursday’s statement was even more pointed than his previous comments. Calling the GOP leadership’s bill “a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in America,” he called on Americans to push back against congressional Republicans. “Simply put, if there’s a chance you might get sick, get old, or start a family — this bill will do you harm,” the former president wrote. A health-care bill released June 22 by the Senate Republican leadership faces opposition from Democrats as well as four GOP senators, making the proposal's fate uncertain.

Source: Washington Post June 22, 2017 20:26 UTC