Bobby Rush: “So I really can't stress enough the importance of having participated in Medicaid expansion and certainly, hope that it…”

Discrimination and prejudice absolutely should not be tolerated in any government program, any organization, or any individual.

I certainly want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for this outstanding hearing this morning.

I urge the members of this Select Committee to co-sponsor this important legislation and hope to see it passed before the end of the 117th Congress.

I am absolutely committed to the idea, and the potential, of trying to create a unity of will, a unity of spirit, and a unity of understanding, in terms of the whole cooperative sector of our society.