Paige Cognetti, Scranton mayor and candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, issued the following statement in response to the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and former Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Oz joining Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Scranton as they actively work in Washington to dismantle Medicaid and Medicare, and put hospitals and health clinics at risk of closure.
“Rob Bresnahan promised he would protect our health care, but instead voted for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, ripping away care from tens of thousands of our neighbors and putting hospitals at risk of closure. As if his vote wasn’t bad enough, he also sold off hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stock and bonds in Medicaid providers and Pennsylvania hospitals directly before his vote.”
“I said this the last time Dr. Oz came to town and I’ll say it again now: No matter who parachutes into our community to appear alongside Rob, nothing can change the fact that he voted for deep and damaging cuts that are hurting our community while he looked out for his own bottom line. His cruel attempt to tout patchwork funding that represents only a fraction of the deep cuts he made is like an arsonist calling the fire department and expecting to be called a hero. We are tired of his empty rhetoric and broken promises that strip our community for parts while he uses his office to enrich himself.”
Paige Cognetti
Candidate for Congress, PA-08
Scranton, PA