[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            TRUMP JUNK PLANS

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention to the 
rule that the Trump administration is expected to release shortly, 
which will allow fake, short-term health insurance plans to be sold.
  During the 115th Congress, the Republican majority has taken every 
action possible to undermine and sabotage the Affordable Care Act. I 
expect these new regulations will be no different.
  No matter how the Trump administration and our majority try to sell 
short-term insurance plans to the American people, the devil is in the 
details. These junk plans are just that: junk.
  According to the Kaiser Family Foundation report, these plans are 
likely to exclude coverage for preexisting conditions and not cover 
essential services such as maternity care, mental health, and substance 
abuse treatment and prescription drugs. The people need to know what is 
covered when they buy that insurance and what is not covered when they 
get sick.
  AARP, the American Heart Association, the American Medical 
Association, and many other health and patient advocacy organizations 
have urged the President to withdraw this proposed rule. I ask my 
colleagues to join me and ask President Trump to withdraw this harmful 
rule.

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