Lois Capps: “I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, yet again, in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal…”

“I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, yet again, in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act as 3 years and 37 repeal attempts later, the majority is still playing politics with the health care of real people. Thanks to ObamaCare, 27 million American women now have access to preventative health screenings and health care without cost-sharing. They can receive cancer screenings, annual wellness physicals and contraceptives without extra costs. Seniors in my district saved an average of $600 last year on prescriptions, and as we close the doughnut hole, the savings will be even greater and families no longer have to worry that their children will be denied insurance due to a preexisting condition. Repeal would take away these benefits and protections, raising costs for families. It would return us to a broken system, all the while increasing the deficit. It is time to move on. Let's spend our time working on new solutions instead of repeatedly placing partisanship over progress. I urge the defeat of this bill.”