On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
Thank you, Senator Casey, for speaking out on such an important issue. He and I talked yesterday about the number of people who now have insurance in our States. In his State it is over a million; in my State it is over 900,000 because of the Affordable Care Act, because of Medicaid expansion, because of other things. Seniors have more. Seniors are getting more preventive care, and the cost of drugs is less in spite of the fact that this institution and the President do nothing to keep the prices of drugs down. We know the White House looks like a retreat for drug company executives, so this body has not done nearly what it should. The Affordable Care Act is so important. I appreciate Senator Casey always standing up for kids and standing up for Medicaid and standing up for the Affordable Care Act and the impact it has made on our States. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
