[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1465]
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                               H.R. 3590

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3590, which 
repeals one of the funding mechanisms for the Affordable Care Act 
(ACA). The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 
this bill would add $33 billion to the nation's deficit.
  House Republicans have once again created a double standard, asking 
Congress to add $33 billion to the national deficit with unpaid tax 
cuts while insisting on offsets for public health emergencies like the 
Zika virus, opioid epidemic, and crisis in Flint, Michigan. H.R. 3590 
has made House Republicans' priorities very clear--to dismantle the 
ACA. This is the latest effort to undermine the ACA, which provides 
affordable health care to millions of Americans.
  I have put forward a proposal to provide tax relief to working 
Americans with a Paycheck Bonus Tax Credit and updates to the tax code 
to benefit those who earn their paychecks through hard work instead of 
those who make money off of money. If Republicans are serious about tax 
reform to help American workers they would support my proposal to limit 
tax breaks that encourage corporations to move American jobs overseas. 
Rather than work on behalf of our constituents who are counting on 
Congress to pass common sense laws on logical tax reform and to address 
public health emergencies, House Republicans have chosen to fight old 
battles by once again introducing legislation which would undermine the 
ACA.
  I oppose this bill and urge my colleagues to vote no.

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