[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3609]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          FACT-CHECKING GOP CLAIMS ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care 
Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation in a generation.
  Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, 20 million people have gained 
health insurance coverage. As this chart shows, the percentage of the 
population without health insurance is now under 10 percent. That is 
the first time this has happened in our Nation's history. Just look at 
it. The uninsurance rate was steady for many, many years. Then, after 
the Affordable Care Act was passed, it dropped like a stone.
  Thanks to the ACA, young people are now able to stay on their 
parents' plans. Thanks to the ACA, families who could not get health 
insurance through their employers can now get it. Thanks to the ACA, 
people who couldn't afford health insurance can get subsidies to help 
them afford it. Thanks to the ACA, people who have what the insurance 
industry calls preexisting conditions are no longer left high and dry.
  The ACA has been a lifesaver for people who were previously 
uninsured. It is a good thing for our economy and a promise kept to our 
constituents. I would like to wish the ACA, the Affordable Care Act, a 
very happy anniversary. Look at the chart.

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