April 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 61 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY

  (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, basic healthcare coverage for 23 million 
everyday Americans and thousands of people in my district of the Virgin 
Islands is at risk of being undermined because our friends across the 
aisle fail to have the same urgency about these impending calamities.
  Virgin Islanders are at a critical junction. We face a daunting and 
devastating Medicaid cliff on September 30, 2019, an absolute collapse 
in Medicaid.
  Our Republican colleagues continue the work to dismantle healthcare 
for millions of Americans right now. They voted to eliminate protection 
for preexisting conditions and to strip their healthcare coverage.
  Last weekend, the Trump administration escalated its attack on 
Americans' healthcare by supporting a Federal judge's ruling that the 
entire Affordable Care Act should be thrown out.
  Today, I ask my Republican colleagues: What side will history find 
you on, protecting American families or the need to protect partisan 
interests?
  A demonstration of this was the Republican-controlled Senate's 
failure last week to advance a disaster aid package that includes 
billions for American families still recovering from 2017 natural 
disasters.
  Be on the right side of history.

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