[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, our healthcare system and social service 
programs were not designed with all people in mind.
  For decades, people with disabilities have been overlooked and 
ignored. They have faced barriers to receiving healthcare such as 
discrimination and inaccessible medical equipment that have led to 
poorer health outcomes. Negative bias and discrimination against people 
with disabilities has no place in our healthcare system.
  After 50 years of tireless advocacy by the disability community, the 
Department of Health and Human Services has finally strengthened civil 
rights protections for people with disabilities.
  The Biden administration's new rule brings us closer to fully 
realizing protections under current law by prohibiting discrimination 
on the basis of disability and getting all Americans healthcare that 
meets their individual needs. I am proud to celebrate this achievement 
and the remarkable advocacy of the disability community that made it 
possible.

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