[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 160 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9140-H9141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            WORK HIGHLIGHTS

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I stand with Democrats for the people.
  Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, risking 
healthcare for 24 million newly enrolled Americans and 129 million with 
preexisting conditions. I stand with the people.
  That is why I held a healthcare roundtable listening session where 53 
healthcare administrators attended, talking about strengthening the 
ACA, improving the delivery and access to healthcare, and addressing 
social detriments.
  Making homeownership a reality for Americans, I stand with the 
people. Democrats on the Financial Services Committee want to expand 
affordable housing and provide more homeownership opportunities to 
people like Mrs. Joyce Mayne, who, at 75 years of age a few weeks ago, 
purchased her first home on her birthday. Happy birthday, Mrs. Mayne. 
It was with the help of a nonprofit, Homeport, and the low-income 
housing tax credit.
  We are working to fix our broken immigration system. Right now, Mr. 
Speaker, families in my district are being ripped apart, like Edith 
Espinal and members of the Mauritanian, Somali, Latin American, and 
Central

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American communities. In the nearly 365 days, Edith has been in 
sanctuary, my staff and I have met with her family, legal 
representatives, advocates, and community stakeholders.

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