[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 100 DAYS

  (Ms. DelBENE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, President Trump's first 100 days have been 
chaos and confusion for American families and businesses. One thing is 
clear: he has consistently ignored the middle class. His budget 
decimates programs like Meals on Wheels. His tax plan is a huge 
giveaway to the wealthiest few. And now, he is trying to eliminate 
protections for people with preexisting conditions.
  The Republican's latest bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would 
be devastating. And as I have heard from constituents--hundreds of 
constituents throughout my district--getting sick should never mean 
going bankrupt, like Christine, from Kirkland, who was born with a 
congenital heart defect and relies on costly medical care to stay 
alive. She told me her condition is, ``a cruel reality that is nobody's 
fault. But it is malicious and disgraceful that we might face financial 
ruin for me to stay alive.''
  President Trump spent his first 100 days putting families like 
Christine's in jeopardy. This must change in the next 100 days for 
Christine and so many others.

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