[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             WE MUST ACT ON BIPARTISAN HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. McADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McADAMS. Madam Speaker, passage of the Affordable Care Act nearly 
a decade ago, while not a perfect bill, helped thousands of Utah 
families gain insurance coverage, many for the first time, and I am 
working in Congress to ensure we meet the law's goals to improve access 
to care and protect all Americans' coverage, particularly those with 
preexisting conditions.
  Utah's hardworking families struggle with the rising costs of care, 
fueled to a large degree by skyrocketing prescription drug prices.
  Everywhere I go, people talk about how the cost of an illness or an 
accident sparks the fear of being one health crisis away from financial 
ruin.
  That is why I have voted for a dozen bills to seek to lower the cost 
of prescription drugs and strengthen consumer protections, and I urge 
my Senate colleagues to act, too.
  I continue to meet with Utahns about their healthcare concerns, and I 
recently had a conversation with moms of kids with type 1 diabetes, who 
explained to me how the high cost of insulin is affecting their child's 
treatment.
  We have a bipartisan consensus that our healthcare system needs work, 
so it is past time that we act on bipartisan solutions that lower 
Americans' costs and ensure their access to quality, affordable 
healthcare.

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