[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 153 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  EXPANDING MEDICAID IN NORTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, today, my former 
colleagues in the North Carolina General Assembly reached an agreement 
to pass a new State budget with the expansion of Medicaid.
  More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act became law, 95,000 
eastern North Carolinians trapped in the Medicaid coverage gap have 
been waiting or, in some cases, dying without access to lifesaving 
healthcare.
  Since entering Congress, healthcare has been my top legislative 
priority, having led, co-led, or cosponsored more than 50 bipartisan 
pieces of legislation. My very first acts in Congress included 
introducing a resolution to affirm support for Medicaid expansion and 
restarting the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus.
  To the people of eastern North Carolina, know that I stand ready to 
fulfill my commitment to Medicaid expansion by working closely with 
officials to see this through and tackle the unacceptable healthcare 
disparities in our community.

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