Political Quotes

“As I mentioned earlier, we just have a difference of opinion. We think the Affordable Care Act is important to preserve and important to improve. My colleagues, when they have had an opportunity, have voted to repeal it. Failing to repeal it, what the Trump administration has done is chip away at it. We don't want the administration to be able to get rid of automatic reenrollment, which would likely result in the loss of 2 million families having access to healthcare. There has been a number of other things that have happened: slashing funding, slashing funding for consumer outreach and enrollment education by 90 percent, cutting back the uninsured rate for 4 years, and 1.1 million Americans losing coverage last year. In the latest ACA marketplace final rule, the administration openly contemplated getting rid of this automatic reenrollment. This amendment protects the automatic reenrollment. It is going to protect continued access to care under the Affordable Care Act for 2 million Americans. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.”