[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4836]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                           HON. NIKI TSONGAS

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 24, 2017

  Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, on March 22, 2017, I missed a vote on H.R. 
372 due to a family medical emergency. Had I been present for this 
vote, I would have voted Yea because this bill would subject the health 
insurance industry to the same antitrust laws that other industries 
face.
  On the same day, I missed a vote on H.R. 1101 because of the same 
family medical emergency. Had I been present for this vote, I would 
have voted Nay on this bill because it would allow association health 
plans to create and set their own health insurance standards, exempting 
them from most state laws and regulations. I believe this bill would 
threaten the soundness of insurance markets and result in inadequate 
health insurance coverage, putting consumers at risk.

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