[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 185 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BUILD BACK BETTER FOR HEALTHCARE

  (Mr. KAHELE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KAHELE. Mr. Speaker, for far too long, America's broken for-
profit healthcare system has left millions of Americans uninsured or 
underinsured.
  While out-of-pocket costs and corporate profits continue to rise, 8 
million Americans have turned to a new form of health insurance, online 
fundraisers like GoFundMe, to pay their medical bills.
  My nephew, Sean Day, was one of them. He passed away from cancer 
earlier this month at just 22 years of age.
  Mr. Speaker, we live in the richest country in the world. No one 
should be priced out of the healthcare that they need or delay seeing a 
doctor just because they can't afford it. No one should be forced to 
ask strangers online to crowdsource their medical bills. It is simply 
not right.
  This is why we must pass the Build Back Better Act. The Build Back 
Better Act will invest in our communities' healthcare, expand medical 
coverage for our kupuna, and lower prescription drug prices. It will 
save lives.
  During the deadliest pandemic in U.S. history, we must deliver the 
care that American families deserve. We must leave no one behind.

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