Political Quotes

“I intend to offer the following motion to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has benefitted immensely from the Affordable Care Act. Its uninsured rate has fallen 61 percent, one of the sharpest declines of any State. Kentucky chose to expand Medicaid, allowing 150,000 people to gain coverage. More than 1.4 million Kentuckians are no longer subjected to lifetime or annual caps on their benefits. Kentucky, sadly, has been one of the States hardest hit by the opioid epidemic. Thanks to the ACA, substance abuse treatment has increased 740 percent among Kentucky residents on Medicaid. Today, 881,000 Kentuckians--33 percent of adults--have a preexisting condition that, before Obamacare, could have left them uninsurable. So to ensure the health cand well-being of the residents of my neighboring State, Kentucky, this amendment says you cannot increase costs; cut services, benefits, or eligibility; eliminate essential health benefits; or impose lifetime limits or discriminate against Kentuckians with preexisting conditions. If the Senators representing the Commonwealth want to rip away health insurance from their constituents, undermine protections for Kentuckians with preexisting conditions, and raise costs on older Kentuckians, well, count this neighboring Senator in to fight on their behalf.…”