[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE

  (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, this past week, I kept running into 
Oregonians who are really upset about their healthcare.
  One small business owner told me she dropped her family plan, which 
was costing about $36,000 a year, and she joined a cost-share plan to 
lower her bills. She still pays out of pocket.
  Another constituent, who is caring for her ailing husband, told me: 
``I have been inundated with doctors' visits and advocating for him. 
Our medical system is extremely frustrating.''
  Then a rural constituent told me that a simple surgery was 
rescheduled four times because no doctor was available.
  Then, last week, I talked with Silicon Valley executives and asked 
them what they could do. I told them: Help us solve America's problems: 
healthcare, wildfires, you name it.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you to do the same. Lead Congress to solve 
America's problems and not create more of them.

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