Joe Crowley: “I thank the gentleman from Michigan for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this latest attempt…”

“I thank the gentleman from Michigan for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the benefits it has brought to millions of Americans. While this is the 61st vote this House has taken to undermine health care, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim that somehow this time is different. That is because this is dressed up in a process called reconciliation. But this isn't reconciliation. This is procrastination. This is a desperate attempt to avoid working on the real issues facing America today. I get it. Governing is hard. It is difficult. But that is not an excuse for giving up on your responsibilities and, instead, pursuing yet another repeal bill. But that is their plan, their only agenda, for America. The country is days away from defaulting on our debt? Time to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Roads and bridges are falling apart? Maybe repealing the Affordable Care Act will help us. Seniors on Medicare are about to see their premiums skyrocket? Forget fixing the problem. Let's repeal the Affordable Care Act. {time} 1015 They must think it is a better strategy than the previous 60 votes if they wrap it up with a bow and slap a fancy name on it. Actually, it is odd they call this reconciliation. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”