[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  (Ms. ESCOBAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, this month marks the 10-year anniversary 
of the Affordable Care Act, which expanded healthcare coverage to 
millions of Americans, including those with preexisting conditions.
  However, the ACA has also been attacked and undermined over the last 
decade, with the latest attempt originating from my home State of 
Texas. Texas, which has refused to expand Medicaid even though the 
State has the highest uninsured rate in the Nation, and the Trump 
administration argue that the entire law should be dismantled.
  With the Supreme Court announcing they will hear the case this fall, 
over 44,000 El Pasoans are again living with the threat of having their 
healthcare coverage taken away from them. If the Supreme Court does 
invalidate the ACA, nearly 20 million Americans will lose their 
coverage.
  At a time when we are confronting a public health emergency because 
of the coronavirus, a pandemic, we should be looking for ways to 
bolster healthcare coverage and protect community clinics and 
healthcare providers, not tear it away from El Pasoans and other 
communities around the Nation that need it the most.

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