[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  (Ms. SCHRIER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to deliver my first floor 
speech today speaking about an issue that is deeply personal to me, to 
the patients that I care for as a pediatrician, and to thousands of my 
constituents in Washington's Eighth District.
  As you know, the lawful nature of the Affordable Care Act has been 
challenged, and if the decision stands, 17 million Americans will lose 
their health insurance. This includes many of my patients, children, 
and people with preexisting conditions.
  Having seen families struggle to pay ever higher insurance premiums 
and deductibles every year, I understand that we need improvements in 
our system. The answer is to shore up the ACA, not dismantle it. And as 
the lone woman doctor in Congress and as a patient with type 1 
diabetes, I look forward to leading that conversation.
  The first step is to preserve the protections that we have now, and 
that is why I am so pleased that the House will take steps to intervene 
in this court case.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to consider the fates of their 
constituents who might not have access to medical care without the 
Affordable Care Act and to support this intervention. Millions of 
Americans and thousands in my district are counting on us.

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