[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3247]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              REPLACE ACA EXCHANGES AND MEDICAID EXPANSION

  (Mr. MARSHALL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to support our President's 
plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, but I want to stop and salute 
my colleague, my neighbor to the north, General Don Bacon, and the 
great State of Nebraska. As I tell people, I have never met a bad 
person from Nebraska yet. General Bacon continues to represent his 
State in a great manner, and I appreciate his friendship.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to support the President's plan to replace the 
ACA exchanges and Medicaid expansion. This is simply in a death spiral 
right now. It is not working in Kansas. It is not working in the 
country. We cannot afford to go in that direction.
  I am committed to helping those with long-term health issues, as well 
as those that get insurance outside the workplace, to truly find 
quality, affordable health care. We are not going to turn our backs on 
anybody. We are going to ensure there is a quality transition time for 
all patients.

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