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On the recordMay 22, 2019
the House recently passed a piece of legislation called the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. The substance of this legislation would prevent a Trump administration rule from going into effect that would allow for States to license the kind of insurance plans that Senator Baldwin was referring to. These are plans that do not cover preexisting conditions or the essential healthcare benefits. I am going to offer right now a unanimous consent request to proceed to immediate consideration of this bill. I suspect it will be objected to. After an opportunity for Republicans to object, I will speak to the merits of this legislation. So let me start with a request to bring this legislation that will protect people with preexisting conditions and the essential healthcare benefits to the floor.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut
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May 22, 2019

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