On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
I rise in opposition to the Hatch amendment. Because of the Affordable Care Act, more than 2 million children have health insurance today that did not have it prior to the Affordable Care Act. In my State, Governor Kasich, a Republican, who is a friend of mine and of many of us in this Chamber, has said that he has admonished his Republican colleagues to not repeal the Affordable Care Act without an immediate replacement. Governor Kasich expanded Medicaid. As a result, 700,000 Ohioans were provided insurance because he expanded Medicaid. He asked the question: What happens to these 700,000 people in my State--just in Medicaid expansion alone--what happens to them if the Hatch amendment passes or if the Affordable Care Act is repealed? I ask my colleagues to vote no on the amendment. Mr. President, I raise a point of order that the pending amendment is not germane to the underlying resolution. It violates section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.
