[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PROTECTING AMERICANS WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my disappointment 
in the missed opportunity this House had this week to protect 
individuals with preexisting conditions.
  Since the Democrats took the majority in January, they have stoked 
fear with the American public that the administration will remove these 
protections; however, maintaining the current coverage requirements for 
those with preexisting conditions is an issue that Republicans and 
Democrats in this body agree on. That is why I cosponsored Congressman 
Rodney Davis' amendment to H.R. 2740 that would have prohibited any 
funds at the Department of Health and Human Services from being used to 
weaken the existing safeguards.
  However, every single Democrat on the Rules Committee voted to 
prevent this amendment from even being debated by the full House. 
Instead, they would rather continue to politicize the issue and stoke 
fear that these critical protections are in imminent danger of being 
taken away.
  I urge this body to stop sowing discord on issues we agree on and to 
work towards bipartisan solutions that benefit the people we serve.

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