Sheila Jackson Lee: “A picture is always worth a thousand words, and this is a picture of words. It is very clear that the Affordable Care…”

“A picture is always worth a thousand words, and this is a picture of words. It is very clear that the Affordable Care Act has been a lifesaver for many Americans. And this budget reconciliation act is obviously misdirected, wrong directed, and the 62nd time this body has tried to gut ObamaCare. Thank you, Mr. President, for vetoing it, no matter whether it came from the Senate or the House. We worked, without ceasing, to get a bill that would cover millions of Americans. It was a deliberative process, and everyone had a right to vote. The Republicans refused to vote for good health care, and here we are, 13 million Americans benefitted from $1.1 billion in rebates for health insurance; 105 million Americans, including 71 million Americans in private plans and 34 million in Medicare. Last August, millions of women began receiving free coverage for comprehensive women's care; 17 million children with preexisting conditions have insurance; 6.6 million young people have insurance; 6.3 million seniors. And, of course, they want to attack Planned Parenthood, which provides vulnerable women with health care. I don't know what they view the budget reconciliation act, but I call it the Anti-New Year's Celebration. Now that we have a new year, we have this horrible bill. Vote against it, and vote for a thousand words right here. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule for H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015.…”