[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 DEMOCRATS PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, 2 years ago, our Republican friends 
voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. They brought in cases of beer 
to celebrate. They piled into luxury buses that ferried them to the 
White House, where they had a second party with the President to 
celebrate their attempt to kick millions of Americans off their health 
insurance.
  Fortunately, we stopped them. That bill never became law.
  But 2 years later, they are up to the same old tricks. The President 
is asking a Federal court to strike down not just protections for more 
than 130 million Americans with preexisting conditions, but the entire 
Affordable Care Act.
  Talk about not getting the memo. The American people sent a message 
to President Trump in November and to my Republican colleagues on the 
other side of the aisle. They want government to stop working for 
special interests and start working for the people again. That is why 
House Democrats are about to pass legislation to strengthen protections 
for folks with preexisting conditions, H.R. 986.
  While President Trump continues his assault on the Affordable Care 
Act, Democrats are going to continue our work for the people by passing 
legislation to make sure every American has access to the quality, 
affordable healthcare they deserve.

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