[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      AFFORDABLE CARE ACT LAWSUIT

  (Mr. LEVIN of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Speaker, while Republican attempts to 
repeal the Affordable Care Act went down in flames, their Texas v. 
United States lawsuit seeks to subvert the will of the American people 
and take our healthcare away.
  In December, a judge ruled in favor of Republicans, issuing a 
decision that would strike down the entire ACA. If that ruling stands, 
every American will lose vital protections, like those for people with 
preexisting conditions.
  I have cosponsored Congressman Colin Allred's H. Res. 14, which 
authorizes the House to intervene in this case and defend the law of 
the land, because my family and I, like so many others, are no 
strangers to the costs of preexisting conditions.
  Madam Speaker, I am a two-time cancer survivor. Two of my four kids 
have Crohn's disease, and they have been living with it for 14 years. 
Bills upward of $10,000 are not unusual in my household.
  Despite all this, I consider us lucky. Why? Because, thanks to the 
ACA, my sons and I cannot be turned away or charged more because of our 
medical histories. All of that will change if Republicans and President 
Trump got their way.
  Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas, Congressman Allred, for 
introducing this important resolution.

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