[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        FAMILY HEALTH INSURANCE

  (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the health of women and 
their families is threatened. It's threatened not only by a Supreme 
Court case across the street but by the Republican budget right here in 
the House.
  The Affordable Care Act law protects women from being charged more 
for health insurance for simply being a woman, and it allows women to 
get health coverage and not be denied because giving birth may be 
considered a preexisting condition. And it helps families--mothers and 
fathers--have a little bit of peace of mind in raising their children.
  Last Friday in my district, I met with Kathy Estrada and her son 
Nick. Kathy and her husband have worked hard and are doing the best 
they can to raise their son. But as a young man in his twenties, Nick 
is building a life, and it's incredibly expensive to buy health care 
insurance. He is a skateboarder, and she used to lay awake at night 
worrying that something might happen to him out on the streets and she 
wouldn't be able to take care of him because he couldn't be on her 
insurance. But because of the affordable care law, Kathy can rest 
easier because Nick can be covered on her insurance policy. The 
affordable care law is today helping women and families of all ages 
across the country, and that's the way it should continue.

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