On the recordMarch 22, 2017
I thank Representative Grijalva. I am so proud to introduce my colleague from Massachusetts, Representative Joe Kennedy. Two weeks ago, during the Energy and Commerce markup on TrumpCare, the gentleman actually forced Republican lawmakers to admit that the bill--their bill, the TrumpCare bill--would not guarantee essential healthcare benefits for the millions who are covered under Medicaid expansion, and, later, the gentleman went on to give an incredibly compelling speech about this bill not being an act of mercy but being an act of malice. I hope that the gentleman is now going to tell the American people exactly why he said what he did. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from the State of Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy).
