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Republican Rescue Mission

Floor Speech

Date: March 9, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Health Insurance Health and Health Care

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Mr. Speaker, as a physician, I know firsthand ObamaCare Is in a death spiral. Now we are on a rescue mission.

The President and our replacement bill repeals the ObamaCare mandates and taxes, but preserves three important protections:

One, we don't allow denying coverage or charging patients more with preexisting conditions.

Two, we don't allow insurers to charge women more for being women.

Three, we allow children to stay on their parents' plan until age 26.

Going forward, we bend the cost curve downward by decentralizing health care, promoting competition, and expanding HSAs. We make health care more affordable by providing tax credits, creating value pools, and more judiciously redirecting Medicaid dollars back to those who need it most: children, elderly, and those with disabilities.

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