[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT

  (Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, today, I rise to tell the story of 
three very special young men from my district.
  Edward Roman and his twin brother, Edwin, were diagnosed with a heart 
condition that has put them through multiple surgeries. Both worked at 
the Village Trattoria restaurant in Summit, New Jersey, where they met 
Quinn Butler, a senior at Summit High.
  When Quinn learned of what they were going through, he set up a 
GoFundMe site that raised $119,000 in 2 weeks.
  It is a story of good people coming together to say they will not let 
a neighbor down, but it is also a story of how our healthcare system 
lets us all down.
  A community should not have to raise $100,000 to keep someone from 
going into debt due to a medical condition. Two young men worried about 
staying alive should not have to worry about negotiating with hospitals 
and insurance companies to stay solvent.
  Every American deserves the security of knowing that affordable 
healthcare is a right that will follow us wherever we go, wherever we 
live and work, whatever misfortune may befall us.
  Madam Speaker, our friends and neighbors will always do what they 
can. Now it is up to the Congress to do what we must.

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