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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 115 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2017 No. 77 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to the health of young people, but it is called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman adversely affecting our Nation’s dairy f from California (Mr. MCNERNEY) come farmers. forward and lead the House in the The bottom line is, if children won’t PRAYER consume milk, there is no way it can Pledge of Allegiance. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick be nutritious. I am glad to see flavored Mr. MCNERNEY of California led the J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: milk back in our school cafeterias. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: We give You thanks, O God, for giv- Mr. Speaker, on this National Day of ing us another day. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Prayer, there will be today, with the Please send Your spirit of peace upon United States of America, and to the Repub- bills being considered, many words and this assembly on a day of great polit- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. powerful words being spoken here ical moment. today, but none more powerful spoken The attention of millions of Ameri- f on this day, the National Day of Pray- cans is focused as the House considers ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER er, in our Capitol, than three words: legislation impacting the health care The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Let us pray. and coverage of so many citizens. tain up to five requests for 1-minute f On this National Day of Prayer, speeches on each side of the aisle. please attend to the supplications of AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT f Your people. (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given May the deliberations of these days FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE LOW- permission to address the House for 1 issue forth in legislation that indeed FAT FLAVORED MILK minute.) promotes the general welfare, one of (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, the so- called American Health Care Act is up the purposes of government articulated asked and was given permission to ad- today. in the preamble to our Constitution. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- And may all that is done within the If you are over age 50, insurance com- vise and extend his remarks.) panies can charge you five times the people’s House this day be for Your Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. greater honor and glory. normal rate. This couple, 64 years old, Mr. Speaker, last Congress I introduced $30,000-a-year income, $1,700 for a pol- Amen. bipartisan legislation to give schools f icy now. After this great bill passes, the flexibility to provide low-fat fla- this big beautiful bill, $15,000 a year for THE JOURNAL vored milk as a part of the National health care out of a $30,000 income. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- School Lunch Program. Now, how the heck does that work? ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- I am happy to announce that the om- In the next 3 years, 24 million Ameri- ceedings and announces to the House nibus bill we passed yesterday contains cans will lose coverage. Among them, his approval thereof. language from my legislation and al- 153,000 in my district on the Oregon Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- lows the Secretary of the Department health plan so-called extended Med- nal stands approved. of Agriculture to grant exemptions to icaid. But that wasn’t bad enough to Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speak- schools that wish to provide students get this bill through the House. The er, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I de- with flavored, nutritional, low-fat fluid rightwing demanded more, so they mand a vote on agreeing to the Speak- milk at breakfast and lunch. have done away with the preexisting er’s approval of the Journal. Mr. Speaker, milk is the number one condition exclusion. The SPEAKER. The question is on source of nine essential nutrients in Now they say: Oh, no, it is still in the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. young Americans’ diets and provides there, but the insurance company can The question was taken; and the multiple health benefits, including bet- charge you whatever they want. You Speaker announced that the ayes ap- ter bone health, lower blood pressure, have cancer? Oh, that will be $100,000 a peared to have it. and reduced risk of cardiovascular dis- year for your policy. Oh, but don’t Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speak- ease or type 2 diabetes. worry, don’t worry, they are going to er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. Consumption of milk in schools has have a risk pool. The yeas and nays were ordered. been on the decline for several years, A few Members with weak knees The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, despite the fact that public school en- went down to the White House to get a rule XX, further proceedings on this rollment continues to grow. Not only is deal with the dealmaker, Trump, $8 bil- question will be postponed. the declining consumption detrimental lion. A lot of money for people with b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4113 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:02 May 05, 2017 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A04MY7.000 H04MYPT1 lotter on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 4, 2017 preexisting conditions. Unfortunately, OPPOSITION TO THE AMERICAN This House and his country will never there are 130 million American adults HEALTH CARE ACT forget Sergeant Rodgers’ sacrifice. with preexisting conditions, as de- (Mr. BROWN of Maryland asked and May God bless his family and the scribed by the insurance industry. Over was given permission to address the brothers and sisters he served along- 5 years, that will be $1 per month per House for 1 minute and to revise and side. person. That is going to buy a hell of a extend his remarks.) f lot of health care; right? Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speak- HONORING NATIONAL SMALL f er, I rise today in opposition to the so- BUSINESS WEEK called American Health Care Act. It NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS was a bad deal for America before, and (Mr. YOHO asked and was given per- WEEK it is a worse deal today. It is an offense mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was to working families. You are going to minute and to revise and extend his re- given permission to address the House pay more for your premiums, co-pays, marks.) for 1 minute.) and deductibles, and you are going to Mr. YOHO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, this is get less. in honor of National Small Business National Small Business Week, and I Preventative services, gone. Mental Week. Small businesses are the back- rise to celebrate the more than 27 mil- and behavioral health services, no bone of our economy. This week is lion small businesses in the United more. Prescription drugs, gone or, at dedicated to celebrating and recog- States of America and the 31,000 that best, a whole lot more expensive. nizing them and their contributions to are in my congressional district. The It is a life-and-death proposition for our Nation. Because of this, I wanted men and women who own these firms the 326,000 people in my district with to take a moment to recognize a few are truly the backbone of our economy. preexisting conditions, segregated into stellar small businesses in north cen- Small businesses create most of the expensive high-risk pools, facing mind- tral Florida. new jobs in the economy, supporting boggling premium increases if you hap- Archer Automotive and Tire, founded their families, employees, and commu- pen to have asthma, diabetes, cancer, in 2004, came about after a fleet me- nities. Small businesses want to grow or become pregnant. chanic of over 20 years decided he and create jobs, but have difficulty ac- It is a broken promise to America. wanted to open his own shop. Thirteen cessing capital. President Trump promised not to cut years later, they have expanded into a Furthermore, too many people re- Medicaid; broken. He promised insur- state-of-the-art facility employing over main out of work through no fault of ance for everybody; broken. He prom- eight families, allowing them to serve their own. We must do more to fight ised preexisting conditions would be even more of their community. high unemployment rates by helping to covered; broken. Eat the 80, winner of the Gainesville ensure that small businesses have the Mr. Speaker, I won’t be complicit in Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Leading tools they need to succeed and thrive. this broken promise. I won’t uninsure Women’s Enterprise Award, is a meal That is why I introduced H.R. 2313, 24 million Americans. I am resisting. I delivery service specializing in health the Small Business Relief and Job Cre- am voting ‘‘no.’’ food that doesn’t lack flavor or qual- ity.
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