[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 404]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, just yesterday I had the privilege of 
hearing from a Rhode Islander, Alex Lataille, who spoke at the one and 
only hearing Congress had to discuss the negative effects of repealing 
the new health care law.
  Alex graduated last May with two bachelor's degrees, and while 
looking for a job after graduation, he is able to afford health 
insurance because he can stay on his parents' policy. Repealing this 
law means Alex and millions of Americans will lose their coverage.
  I also recently spoke to Beth, a woman from Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 
She told me she's an insurance agent. She sells insurance every single 
day, but she's denied access to coverage because of her preexisting 
condition. Repealing this law would mean she would again be denied 
access to health care. She said, Please do not let them take my health 
care.
  I was sent here to find practical solutions to solve the problems 
facing Rhode Island families. Let's work to improve this law, not 
repeal it.

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