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On the recordJanuary 8, 2026
Mr. Speaker, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., famously said: ``Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman,'' he said, because people can die. The Affordable Care Act, proudly also known as ObamaCare, is a pillar of health and financial security for America's working families. Today, we vote on Leader Jeffries' clear, commonsense, and urgent bill to extend the ACA tax credits signed into law by President Biden so healthcare remains affordable and accessible for the American people. Every Democrat supports this bill because we believe healthcare is a right for all and not a privilege for the few. No family should be pushed out of coverage, and we welcome our Republican colleagues who will be voting with us today. This makes it a happy day. As we vote today, let us remember the stories of Americans we have heard across the country. Parents saying: My baby was born with a heart condition costing millions of dollars before the Affordable Care Act. Husbands saying: My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and we couldn't afford it.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Discussing the importance of the Affordable Care Act and a bill to extend its tax credits.

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