[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H5291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PROTECT HEALTHCARE FOR ALL AMERICANS

  (Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Mr. Speaker, 9 years ago, the House passed the 
Affordable Care Act to ensure that tens of millions of Americans had 
health insurance.
  Thanks to the ACA, over a million Floridians were able to get 
healthcare coverage.
  In these past 9 years, Republicans have consistently tried to repeal 
and sabotage the Affordable Care Act. As a result, families in Florida 
are often unable to afford their healthcare.
  Today, the President tried once again to repeal the Affordable Care 
Act. If the President gets his way, more than 1.6 million Floridians 
would lose their coverage, and insurance companies could charge even 
more, resulting in higher costs for American families. Women could be 
charged more than men for the same services, and people living with 
preexisting conditions could lose coverage.
  Floridians cannot afford these attacks on their healthcare. I implore 
the Senate to pass the bills that we have already sent them to protect 
healthcare for all Americans.

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