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




                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MORRISON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise on behalf of Minnesota 
families who will lose access to healthcare if the Republican budget 
passes. I want to tell you about Alicia and her daughter, one of them.
  Alicia's oldest daughter is 11 years old. She is a happy, active, and 
confident fifth grader. She has also faced a lifetime of medical 
challenges including an immune disorder, a blood disorder, and a spinal 
condition.
  Alicia and her family didn't ask for this. Nothing they did caused 
this. They work hard. They pay their taxes. They love their daughter 
fiercely. They simply cannot afford the care that she needs without 
Medicaid.
  Medicaid is what allows Alicia's daughter to go to school, to regain 
her motor skills, and to run a 5K with her classmates, something 
unthinkable before her treatment. It is the reason she is not just 
surviving but she is thriving.
  Republicans are going to gut the program that she and half of all 
American children get their healthcare coverage through. This isn't 
about politics. It is about our values. It is about protecting the 
health and future of our children. We must protect Medicaid. Our kids 
are watching, and they are counting on us.

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