[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REPEAL WILL AFFECT EVERY AMERICAN

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise out of a deep concern, not just for 
the 30 million Americans who will lose access to health coverage and 
the tens of millions of others who will see their costs rise if 
Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement, but 
as well for every American because the repeal will affect every 
American, including every American who has health insurance through 
their employer.
  Let there be no mistake. Every American will be adversely affected by 
the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. The repeal and delay plan ought 
to be called repeal and deny, deny health coverage to tens of millions, 
deny tax credits to small businesses to help them cover their 
employees, deny those with preexisting conditions protection from high 
premiums and coverage denials, and deny parents from covering their 
children under age 26 through their own insurance plans. Every American 
will be adversely affected if we repeal the Affordable Care Act.
  I heard recently through social media from a woman in my district 
whose family was able to save more than $1,200 a month because of the 
ACA marketplace. Another wrote to tell me that the ACA made it possible 
for her to sign up for coverage for the first time in years since she 
lost her job and her employer-based insurance. When she needed to be 
hospitalized this spring, having coverage saved her life.
  Repeal and deny would be a disaster for our people and our economy. I 
urge my Republican friends to instead work with the Democrats to 
improve the Affordable Care Act.

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