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

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                       FIX OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

  (Mr. GOTTHEIMER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because there is a lot we 
need to do to fix healthcare here in the United States.
  I will work with anyone, regardless of political party, who has ideas 
to improve healthcare and get costs down, but I find it unacceptable 
that the Department of Justice wants to gut the Affordable Care Act 
with no plan.
  We need to stabilize the volatile healthcare marketplace, increase 
competition so that affordable prescription drugs are within reach for 
everyone, cover preexisting conditions, and make sure that we always 
protect the Social Security and Medicare that our seniors rely on.
  Last Congress, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus introduced such 
a proposal, and we need to get it done now.
  In New Jersey, we are very lucky to have some of the best healthcare 
providers, innovators, and hospitals in the world. We are America's 
medicine cabinet.
  Our people deserve a bipartisan approach to fix our healthcare system 
so that we can look out for everyone in New Jersey and everyone across 
the country.

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