Mark Takano: “I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding time. I rise today to stage an intervention, an intervention for Speaker…”

“I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding time. I rise today to stage an intervention, an intervention for Speaker Boehner and the House Republicans. Now, this intervention is not because they are wearing goofy hats or are spray tanning too much. This intervention is over their obsession with repealing or delaying the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. Now, just this week, the open enrollment period ended, and it is estimated that more than 7 million Americans signed up for private health coverage through healthcare.gov or their State exchanges. That number does not include the millions of young adults who are staying on their parents' plans or those getting coverage through Medicaid for the first time. The open enrollment period was one of the final pieces of ObamaCare. Now, millions of Americans finally have access to affordable coverage that can't be taken away just because they get sick. Despite that, Speaker Boehner and the House Republicans are committed to fighting a battle that they have lost and have scheduled the 52nd vote to repeal or delay ObamaCare. The Affordable Care Act passed the House. It passed the Senate and was signed by the President and has been upheld by the Supreme Court. Despite millions of dollars being funneled into misleading ads that discouraged people from getting covered, this is a law that millions of Americans have embraced and have benefited from.…”