[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]




                          AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn President Trump, his 
administration, and all the anti-life Republicans in Congress who seek 
to strike down the Affordable Care Act using the judicial system this 
time. Their callousness would cut off millions of Americans from their 
affordable healthcare plans.
  Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit began hearing 
oral arguments in Texas v. United States, a case supported by the Trump 
administration that would strike down every health benefit afforded to 
the American people under the Affordable Care Act.
  If Republicans strike down the Affordable Care Act, then the 
protections for 130 million Americans with preexisting conditions, more 
than a third of our people, would be erased, including nearly 5 million 
Ohioans. The uninsured rate would go up by 65 percent. The Affordable 
Care Act's historic Medicaid expansion, which covers 17 million people, 
would go out the window. And protections for women that prevent 
insurance companies from charging them higher rates than men would 
disappear, as well.
  These popular and lifesaving provisions would be repealed.
  Mr. Speaker, since its inception, the Affordable Care Act has 
provided quality coverage for more than 16 million Americans. Let's 
ensure that high-quality healthcare remains a right for all, not a 
privilege for just a few.

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