if Members of this body care about insurance coverage for young people, young adults up to age 26, then they should vote no on the Heller side-by-side and take the opportunity to support my amendment that we will vote on immediately following the disposal of this amendment. In this Nation, we had an uninsurance crisis among young people before the Affordable Care Act was passed--one of the most uninsured demographics in America, and we have an opportunity to protect those young people through my amendment later this evening, but I urge a ``no'' vote on an amendment that would do nothing to protect these young people. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
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