[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H3689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               DEMOCRATS HAVE A BETTER DEAL ON HEALTHCARE

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, this week, Democrats are highlighting our 
``Better Deal'' that we are offering the American people.
  One area where this Republican Congress has given the American people 
a bad deal is healthcare. Because of their repeated attempts to repeal 
and undermine the Affordable Care Act, uncertainty has plagued our 
health insurance markets, leading insurers to flee and premiums to go 
up.
  Republicans included in their tax law a provision that will take 
coverage away from 13 million people and hike premiums by more than 10 
percent annually.
  The Trump administration is also making every effort, Mr. Speaker, to 
unravel vital consumer protections through rulemaking. Now many who 
were finally protected under the Affordable Care Act will again be 
vulnerable to discrimination and to higher costs for comprehensive 
coverage.
  That is the Republican approach, unfortunately, to healthcare: higher 
costs, lower coverage, and, yes, an age tax, and a return to the days 
when insurers could deny coverage based upon preexisting conditions.
  Democrats are offering a better deal: stabilizing markets, bringing 
down premiums, making prescription drugs more affordable, and 
protecting Medicare and Medicaid, which are the Republicans' next 
targets.

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