[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2083-H2084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 I STAND WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY

  (Mr. AMO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AMO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of my constituent 
Pranoy, a remarkable young adult and lifelong learner from Barrington, 
Rhode Island.
  Pranoy is driven by his dream of attending college, but that dream is 
at great risk. It can only be realized if he receives support. Pranoy 
lives with Down syndrome and uses an adaptive communication device with 
specialized software to communicate, paid for by Medicaid.
  Yet, Republicans are trying to ram through their disastrous budget 
poised to gut Medicaid and threaten healthcare for one in four Rhode 
Islanders.
  I recently met with Pranoy. He said simply: ``I am only getting 
started.'' That sentence sums it up. It is what keeps his family and 
myself up at night. These Republican Medicaid cuts would hinder 
Pranoy's potential.
  I am standing here today because I stand with Pranoy. I stand with 
the

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disability community, and I will stand against any attempt to rip away 
Medicaid from children who deserve the same opportunity to flourish as 
any other American, to live out their potential and flourish.

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