[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   DEFENDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, Kerry from Tucson, Arizona, has a 
daughter in middle school who has type 1 diabetes.
  The countless doctor visits, the fights with insurers and providers 
and doctors and back again, and the ache of watching her child struggle 
to be a normal kid on the playground is hard, but, as Kerry said, the 
fear of not being able to afford her daughter's treatment is a lot 
harder.
  The Affordable Care Act saved Kerry's family. Before the ACA, there 
were no legal protections for those with preexisting conditions, and 
the cost of coverage was simply unaffordable.
  President Trump continues his war on healthcare.
  I ask my colleagues: When can our working families and mothers like 
Kerry feel safe from the fear of losing their healthcare? When can 
these families come up for air from the medical bills that drown them?
  Arizonans and all Americans deserve a country that is there for them 
without question or condition. I will continue to defend the Affordable 
Care Act, its protections, and lowering healthcare costs for all 
families.

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