[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10965-10966]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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       REPEALING HEALTH CARE REFORMS WITH REPUBLICAN DEATH PANELS

  (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I have 1 minute, so I'll 
have to go fast. Here are the top 10 reforms the Republicans want to 
repeal with their death panels tomorrow:
  Discounts on prescription drugs, saving seniors $600 a year; parents 
offering health care coverage to their children up to age 26; lower 
premiums as a result of the health care exchanges; protections from 
bankruptcy in the event of a catastrophic illness; free preventative 
screening and wellness visits every year; reforms strengthening 
Medicare Advantage, resulting in a 7 percent drop in premiums for the 
first time ever and a 10 percent increase in enrollment; $151 in 
average rebates this year alone from insurance companies to

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consumers all over the country; protections from having coverage 
rescinded arbitrarily by insurance bureaucrats; tax credits for small 
businesses to help defray the costs of offering coverage to their 
employees; and, finally, guaranteed medical coverage even if you, in 
America, discover you have a preexisting condition.
  Ladies and gentlemen, let us not repeal these reforms with Republican 
death panels.

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