On the recordMay 4, 2017
Mr. Speaker, Republicans are turning their backs on the American people today. There are no guarantees with this bill. This bill will raise costs for families, penalize people nearing retirement with an age tax, and rip coverage away from millions of Americans. And if that wasn't bad enough, this revised TrumpCare bill guts protections for people with preexisting conditions; people like Cameron, who was diagnosed with cancer at 24 years old. Because of the Affordable Care Act, he was able to access coverage and attend graduate school. Now, of course, he has a preexisting condition. This is personal for Cameron and millions more in this country, and they are not going to be silent as Republicans rush this legislation through. Mr. Speaker, lives are on the line. I urge my Republican colleagues to have the courage to vote ``no'' on this legislation.
