Janice Schakowsky: “The Affordable Care Act is working. Here is what I hear: Women can afford to get pregnant because maternity is covered.…”

“The Affordable Care Act is working. Here is what I hear: Women can afford to get pregnant because maternity is covered. Parents sleep better because their children are covered up to age 26. People with preexisting conditions are no longer terrified that they are going to be uninsured. Small businesses are saving money. Doctors and nurses are saving lives because patients can come to them. In Illinois, over 700,000 individuals are newly insured, and we are not even through with enrollment. As the President said in this Chamber 2 weeks ago: ``That is good news, people.'' But, today, we have gone back to the Republican old song book--yet another vote to repeal ObamaCare. Let me warn them that they do this at their peril. Tens of millions of Americans, many insured for the first time and others who can finally afford insurance, will not give it up without a fight. Let's hope the 56th time of a vote to repeal will be the last so we can get to the real work of raising wages and creating good jobs and passing equal pay and of comprehensive immigration reform and improving retirement security and passing a renewed Voting Rights Act. The war against ObamaCare is over, and ObamaCare has won. ____________________”