[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS

  (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MORRISON. Madam Speaker, thousands of Minnesotans and millions of 
Americans are facing unaffordable healthcare costs. Because of their 
cruelly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Speaker Johnson's refusal 
to act, the Republican majority is creating a healthcare crisis that 
will literally dismantle American public health.
  Americans are being forced into crushing medical debt, are in danger 
of losing their closest hospital, clinic, or emergency room.
  As a doctor, I worry for the patients delaying their care and for 
clinics and hospitals already struggling to meet the needs of their 
community.
  As a Minnesotan, I am heartbroken for my State. Minnesotans have 
suffered immeasurable loss following the tragedies of recent months.
  The Trump administration's reckless actions and deliberate inaction 
from Republicans in Congress jeopardize the operation and availability 
of facilities that are the first site of care in the most tragic 
circumstances.
  I have a responsibility to be abundantly clear, Madam Speaker. The 
consequences of inaction and ignoring hospitals, doctors, patients, and 
your own constituents will be catastrophic. The price of failing to 
deliver affordable healthcare isn't losing elections. It is real human 
suffering and American lives.

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