[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PROTECTING PREEXISTING CONDITIONS

  (Ms. WEXTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Speaker, in an unprecedented move, the Trump 
administration issued dangerous guidance last year that could 
effectively eliminate protections for Americans with preexisting 
conditions. The administration's guidance puts coverage for the over 
130 million Americans with preexisting conditions at risk.
  Our friends and neighbors, Americans who have had cancer, Americans 
who have high blood pressure, and Americans who have been pregnant 
would all be at risk of being priced out of their health insurance or 
being denied coverage outright.
  Mr. Speaker, we can't go back. Healthcare is complicated, but this 
issue is not. No American should ever be denied coverage for a 
preexisting condition--not now, not ever. That is why I will be 
supporting the Protecting Americans With Preexisting Conditions Act on 
the House floor this week, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

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