[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 841]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WORKS

  (Mr. BROWN of Maryland asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the residents 
of Maryland's Fourth Congressional District to say that the Affordable 
Care Act works. It has improved the health of thousands of men, women, 
and children in my district, and it has also reduced the level of 
uncompensated care in our community hospitals.
  Repealing the Affordable Care Act will result in more uninsured 
patients, and more uninsured people will drive up costs for everyone. 
Community hospitals, such as MedStar Health and Anne Arundel Medical 
Center, will be forced to lay off doctors and nurses. Major medical 
centers, like John Hopkins and the University of Maryland, will be 
forced to cut back investments in research that we so desperately need 
to fight cancer, to treat diabetes, and to reduce infant mortality.
  In the Fourth Congressional District, we are on the verge of 
establishing a new regional medical center that will both improve the 
quality of care throughout the National Capital Region and will create 
thousands of healthcare-related jobs in my district.
  Mr. Speaker, repealing the Affordable Care Act is simply wrong. 
Hospital services will be reduced, local economies will be weakened, 
and job losses will follow. Let's protect our care and protect our 
jobs.

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