September 26, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 156 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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




           FLEXIBILITY THROUGH LOWER EXPENSES HEALTH CARE ACT

  (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, as a Member of Congress, a physician, a 
father, and a grandfather, it has become clear to me that certain 
provisions under the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare, have proven to 
be completely unaffordable and unsustainable. These stifling 
regulations have simultaneously forced an increase in insurance 
premiums and a decrease in patient choice.
  That is why Representative Budd and I introduced H.R. 4484 yesterday, 
the Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Healthcare, or FLEX Act. This 
bill will codify into law the Trump administration's rules on short-
term limited duration insurance and association health plans.
  It will allow small businesses and self-employed workers the 
opportunity to secure more affordable health insurance by banding 
together to act as one large employer, and it will open the door for 
individuals to purchase temporary affordable health insurance for up to 
1 year.
  The FLEX Act will provide the necessary flexibility and affordability 
that Americans have been seeking in their healthcare, free of the 
strain and expense that have, unfortunately, become the new normal 
under ObamaCare.

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