Chris Van Hollen: “we had some good news--or I should say the American public had some good news today in the announcement from the…”

“we had some good news--or I should say the American public had some good news today in the announcement from the Republican leader that the Senate will not be proceeding to debate what is known as the Graham-Cassidy legislation, the latest version of TrumpCare, which would have had a devastating impact on our healthcare system and created harm throughout the country and in my State of Maryland. In fact, I know millions of Marylanders will be breathing a sigh of relief as a result of this decision. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the personal testimonials of Marylanders who, in the last few days, have sent to me their very powerful stories about how the Graham- Cassidy legislation would have harmed their loved ones. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Van Hollen Constituent Healthcare/ACA Stories 9/19/2017 ``I am a Registered Nurse who specializes in perianesthesia care. Please do not wind back the clock and make it harder for people to seek care during an illness. I am heartbroken that I have cared for patients who delayed care for weeks and months because they were more afraid of medical bills than dying. When people are ill and do not seek care, they jeopardize their lives--and in the case of communicable diseases they jeopardize the lives of others by delaying care and treatment.''--Beth ``My 14 year old daughter is a leukemia survivor.…”