[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H10037-H10038]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            OPEN ENROLLMENT

  (Ms. WILD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. WILD. Mr. Speaker, with only 4 days until open enrollment closes 
for next year, I want to call on people in my community, across 
Pennsylvania, and in every part of our country to sign up for coverage 
on healthcare.gov.
  Because Pennsylvania chose to expand Medicaid under the Affordable 
Care Act, low-income individuals and

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families in every corner of our district and State can obtain coverage, 
and nearly 700,000 Pennsylvanians are now covered.
  Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Americans of every background can 
choose from a range of plans to find one that works for them and their 
family free from discrimination over gender, sexual orientation, race, 
or preexisting conditions. However, there is still work to be done.
  Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. While the Affordable Care Act 
has brought us closer to universal coverage, we must build on this 
progress. In the coming months I look forward to working with my 
colleagues in the House to make clear that we need to move away from 
our profit-driven healthcare system toward a society where affordable, 
high quality care is the birthright of every single child, woman, and 
man in this country.

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