[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        ELIMINATING MEDICAL DEBT

  (Mr. KHANNA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KHANNA. Mr. Speaker, today, Senator Bernie Sanders and I 
introduced a historic bill to eliminate medical debt for every 
American.
  Over 100 million Americans have medical debt. That is criminal in a 
country as wealthy as ours. No American should go into debt because 
they go to the ER or because they go to a doctor.
  Our bill eliminates all medical debt for families. It eliminates the 
credit card damaging reports on medical debt, and it stops hospitals 
from sticking debt collectors on vulnerable patients.
  Can we not agree in America that no one should have to give up their 
dream of owning a home because they have medical debt? No one should 
have to create GoFundMe pages to get medical attention. No one should 
have to decide between curing their cancer and medical bankruptcy.
  This bill stands up for every American's right to healthcare. I thank 
Senator Merkley and Representative Rashida Tlaib for co-leading this 
effort.

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