[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 102 (Tuesday, July 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H4710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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       REPEALING HEALTH CARE REFORMS WITH REPUBLICAN DEATH PANELS

  (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I have 1 minute, so I'll 
have to go fast. Here are the top 10 reforms the Republicans want to 
repeal with their death panels tomorrow:
  Discounts on prescription drugs, saving seniors $600 a year; parents 
offering health care coverage to their children up to age 26; lower 
premiums as a result of the health care exchanges; protections from 
bankruptcy in the event of a catastrophic illness; free preventative 
screening and wellness visits every year; reforms strengthening 
Medicare Advantage, resulting in a 7 percent drop in premiums for the 
first time ever and a 10 percent increase in enrollment; $151 in 
average rebates this year alone from insurance companies to consumers 
all over the country; protections from having coverage rescinded 
arbitrarily by insurance bureaucrats; tax credits for small businesses 
to help defray the costs of offering coverage to their employees; and, 
finally, guaranteed medical coverage even if you, in America, discover 
you have a preexisting condition.
  Ladies and gentlemen, let us not repeal these reforms with Republican 
death panels.

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