On the recordFebruary 6, 2020
I am proud to bring this resolution to the floor today which will fight against the Trump administration's harmful Medicaid block grants. I would like to take a moment to thank the chairman and the committee and their staff for working hard to protect healthcare for all Americans. Today, we are here to shine a light on yet another one of the harmful and irresponsible policies designed by the Trump administration. These block grants are just the latest in a slew of attempts by his administration to gut the Affordable Care Act and the numerous coverage expansions that have been offered to millions of Americans of all ages and all backgrounds who were unable to gain coverage before, and the millions more who could gain coverage if States like mine would be smart and expand Medicaid in our own States. They have been talking about these block grants in Texas for a while, and they are a hee-hee, ha-ha joke. Everybody knows that these are harmful. People in the healthcare industry in Texas know that these are harmful, and block grants would be harmful for the Nation. This resolution on the floor today demonstrates our majority's strong opposition to removing the expanded protections that the Affordable Care Act provided to primarily childless adults and those parents who are living at or below the poverty line. Millions of hardworking Americans have finally been able to gain affordable health insurance.…
