Peter Welch unveils legislation to combat Trump ‘sick tax’

Peter Welch unveils legislation to combat Trump ‘sick tax’

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) spoke Tuesday afternoon on recently introduced legislation targeting President Trump’s “sick tax,” a provision in the GOP-led spending and tax package that will require Medicaid enrollees to pay more out of pocket when visiting a health care provider. Welch, along with other Democrats, has in recent weeks pushed back against sweeping…