[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          REPEAL AND DISPLACE

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, for almost 8 years, we have heard about 
Republicans' plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. 
During that time, the House has voted dozens of times to repeal or 
defund ObamaCare; but now as Republicans prepare to take control of the 
White House, it is clear that Republicans don't have a plan to replace 
ObamaCare. Instead, they will repeal and displace millions of 
hardworking Americans, cutting them off from quality, affordable health 
care and making it even harder to get ahead.
  The Republican repeal and displace plan will take away health 
insurance from 30 million Americans and will increase prescription drug 
costs, premiums, and out-of-pocket expenses for American families; and 
it will end health coverage for millions of Americans in order to give 
a huge tax cut to the richest Americans. Repealing ObamaCare will also 
cause a loss of 2.6 million jobs, including 12,100 jobs in my home 
State of Rhode Island.
  Mr. Speaker, let's be clear: the Republicans' repeal and displace 
plan is just wrong. It is time for Republicans to end this charade and 
get back to doing the people's work by partnering with Democrats to 
strengthen and improve the Affordable Care Act and stop threatening all 
these harms on the American people.

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