John Garamendi: “Thank you very much for joining us, and thank you for bringing that perspective. Twice, now, our Republican colleagues…”

“Thank you very much for joining us, and thank you for bringing that perspective. Twice, now, our Republican colleagues have voted for a full repeal of the law, and you very correctly and, I think, almost totally pointed out the things that would disappear. The doughnut hole would open up again, the preexisting conditions, the patients' bill of rights would be gone, and the insurance companies can then re-engage in discrimination, as they have so often. All those things that are very positive would disappear. So we're fighting fiercely to keep them. As Mr. Tonko, our colleague from New York has said, We will work through the years ahead to improve and to deal with the unknown issues that are certain to arise. We've got work ahead of us, and we can do it.”