[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 210 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HEALTHCARE AND AFFORDABILITY

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I began this week in my 
district at Penn State Abington's new Collegiate Recovery Program with 
students in recovery for drug or alcohol addiction or who have been 
affected by others with addiction.
  It is a place for students to be in community with each other and 
with professors and experts in addiction and recovery. How I wish every 
school and every family would have such an opportunity.
  What are we doing here in D.C.? The President and Republicans in 
Congress are ripping the hope of recovery away for so many, slashing 
and shuttering SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration.
  Their big, beautiful bill gutted nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid. In 
my State, 100,000 people through Medicaid have access to treatment and 
to recovery. That is in jeopardy.
  In 19 days, ACA tax credits will expire, spiking premiums overnight. 
Mr. Speaker, 30,000 Pennsylvanians have already dropped coverage. By 
the end of January, it is estimated by my Governor that 150,000 will be 
without insurance.
  The students I met with are so young. They have people and resources 
on their side. I have such hope for them. We should want the same for 
everyone.

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