On the recordMarch 24, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, this so-called health bill is actually just mostly targeted for tax cuts for the wealthiest among us. Let's look at it this way: a millionaire will get a $30,000-a-year tax cut. A 64-year-old senior who earns $30,000 a year--that is all he earns, just the tax cut the millionaire gets--they will see their premium go from $1,700 a year, to $15,000 a year. That is half their income. They are going to have a choice: give up their house so they can buy health insurance or don't buy health insurance, pray you don't have a health emergency, and go bankrupt or die. Those are great choices. This says a lot about the values of the Republican leadership and their obsession. Instead of fixing the problems with the Affordable Care Act, they want to kill it. It says a lot about their values. They are pathetic.
