[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 123 (Monday, July 6, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
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 COMMEMORATING THE ACA AND PASSAGE OF THE FAIRNESS IN SOCIAL SECURITY 
                                  ACT

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                            HON. JOE NEGUSE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 6, 2020

  Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, 2020 commemorates the 10-year anniversary 
of the Affordable Care Act, historic legislation which has greatly 
expanded access to healthcare for tens of millions of Americans. For 
those with pre-existing conditions, and for so many hardworking middle-
class families, the ACA truly is a critical law that has provided 
access to life-saving care.
  As the President and my Republican colleagues champion the 
dismantling of the ACA--destruction of progress for millions of 
citizens with, indeed, no proposal to take its place--I am honored to 
instead collaborate with my Democratic colleagues to ensure we are 
building and improving upon the victories of the ACA.
  That's why I'm proud to champion the passage of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, which included my bill 
the Fairness in Social Security Act--legislation to ensure Social 
Security recipients continue to receive the Affordable Care Act tax 
credits for which they are eligible. Without this legislation, 
countless citizens will have the same experience as a constituent of 
mine, who suddenly and unfairly owed 27 thousand dollars to the IRS. 
For people with disabilities, veterans, and countless others, this bill 
will mean the difference between having access to healthcare or not.
  And that's the bottom line of so many provisions within the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act: without them--and 
without the ACA as a whole--the lives of our nation's most vulnerable 
citizens will be at-risk.
  Now, as our nation faces unprecedented health and economic crises, is 
the time to improve our healthcare system, not dismantle it. I look 
forward to working with each and every member on both sides of the 
aisle who share that goal.

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