[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. HOLT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, thanks to the Affordable Care Act:
  Nearly 13 million Americans have benefited from $1.1 billion in 
rebates from health insurance companies;
  105 million Americans have received access to free preventive 
services;
  Nearly 30 million women are receiving free preventive services;
  Up to 17 million children with preexisting health conditions are no 
longer denied coverage by insurers;
  6.6 million young adults up to age 26 have taken advantage of the law 
to obtain health insurance through their parents' plans;
  More than 100 million Americans no longer have a lifetime limit on 
their insurance coverage;
  More than 7.1 million seniors in the doughnut hole have already saved 
$8.3 billion on prescription drugs; and
  More than 4.4 million seniors have free annual wellness visits under 
Medicare.
  Mr. Speaker, rather than working to make the Affordable Care Act 
successful, Republicans are telling Americans they want to return to 
the days when insurance companies could tell those with preexisting 
conditions, Sorry, you don't deserve and cannot purchase health 
insurance.
  Forty-six times, Republicans have told Americans that if they reach 
their lifetime limits, that is just too bad. Forty-six times, they have 
said they want to keep the Medicare part D doughnut hole and keep 
medication unaffordable for seniors, and that is the way it is going to 
be.
  Mr. Speaker, Americans deserve access to affordable, quality health 
care.

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