U.S. Rep. Smith visits Sidney

U.S. Representative Adrian Smith of Nebraska's third district visited Sidney Wednesday to speak with his constituents.

Before visiting Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce Smith visited the Sidney Sun-Telegraph.

A priority for Smith and Congress, he said, is "fixing the health care situation."

"We have a disaster, I think, on our hands that stands to get worst," he said, "and that's why we passed a bill in the house to fix the situation or at least to move us in a better direction than where we've been headed for some time now."

From many constituents, Smith has heard that health care premiums are "too high."

"What we are seeing right now is a number of people who are saying the premiums are so high they're just going to pay the fine and move on. They're still left without coverage," he said. "We cannot dismiss how bad the current situation is."

Despite the Congressional Budget Office reporting that 23 million Americans would lose their health insurance under the American Health Care Act, Smith said AHCA will have a positive effect.

"CBO even rates the latest proposal as roughly saving 30 percent on premiums," he said, "and that's all while protecting folks with pre-existing conditions."

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