[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H2183-H2184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Ms. McCLELLAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I was in the Virginia State Senate when 
Virginia finally expanded Medicaid.

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Today, as a result, over 600,000 Virginians now have health insurance 
who didn't before.
  By giving them insurance, we were able to keep our rural hospitals 
open. We were able to keep costs from going up too much for everybody 
else because even the uninsured get sick. They don't seek care until 
they have to go to the emergency room.
  Hundreds of thousands of Virginians now stand to lose their 
healthcare if this big, bad bill cuts Medicaid as it does now. Some 
Members of the Republican caucus want to go even further.
  Gloria has struggled for a long time with her health. She was born 
with a heart murmur, blood pressure issues, and constant bronchitis. 
She was recently diagnosed with glaucoma and cataracts that are getting 
worse.
  For years, Gloria had to rely on emergency care at the hospital 
because she was uninsured. Because she has Medicaid, she can have the 
surgery she needs and see again. Don't take Gloria's healthcare away.

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