[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 88 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H4417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SABOTAGE X 2
(Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, sabotage.
A plot is afoot in Washington. It is time to sound the alarms. It is
time to let the people know. It is time to ride like Paul Revere across
our Nation and awaken Americans to this sinister scheme.
President Trump is sabotaging the Affordable Care Act. Trump has
threatened to cut subsidies to millions of Americans, creating more
uncertainty today by stalling in court. He has refused to fund the
high-risk corridors, causing insurance companies to flee States like
Iowa and Kentucky. He has cut the public notices to keep those in need
of healthcare in the dark. He has cut the signup period in half to
prevent more Americans from signing up.
Is sabotage destroying the healthcare market worth it? Is robbing
millions of Americans of healthcare coverage worth it? Is that the
price Trump is willing to pay for repeal? To give tax cuts to
billionaires?
Mr. Trump, ObamaCare works. If you break it, you own it. When you
sabotage healthcare for millions of Americans, you are responsible. And
the people ought to know.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks
to the Chair.
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