[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H3551-H3552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HEALTHCARE AND PREEXISTING CONDITIONS

  (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to 
speak to the Members of the House.
  As a dentist, I have a firsthand understanding of the American 
healthcare system and the need to make it both accessible and 
affordable.
  I have seen the high costs of healthcare and how they can be 
devastating to those who suffer a health emergency.
  Additionally, those with preexisting conditions should not feel under 
the constant threat of losing or not being able to obtain coverage.
  We must protect our families and our small businesses, including 
those with preexisting conditions, and work to

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lower the high cost of healthcare and prescription drugs. Individuals 
and families lose their homes and their vehicles--literally, their 
entire way of life--due to the high cost of healthcare and prescription 
drugs.
  This week, we voted to lower prescription prices and to protect those 
with preexisting conditions. We must continue to work together right 
here in the House in a bipartisan way to do what is right and to make 
healthcare more accessible for all of the American people.

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