, a distinguished member of the budget committee, mr. moulton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one and a half minutes. mr. moulton: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd also like to remind my colleagues that the latest poll puts the woifl the american people at 17% in favor of this bill. i'd like to read a message -- message from my republican constituent. quote, the american health care act would strain the fiscal resources necessary to support the commonwealth's continued commitment to universal health coverage this constituent is the republican governor of massachusetts. who knows that trumpcare kestroys our ability to ensure access to quality, affordable health care coverage. another republican in my state, governor mitt romney, worked with the democratic ledge vayture to create the nation's first system to provide affordable, comprehensive health care. romneycare wasn't perfect but republicans and democrats worked together to improve it. and they created a system with higher approval ratings than trumpcare or even obamacare. we can do this. health care should not

common law of massachusetts, mr. moulton. >> i want to take my call it from pennsylvania for yielding me time. on sunday health and human services secretary price said the house republican plan will leave no one worse off financially. no one worse off. tell that to the 14 million americans who won't have access to health care next year because of this bill. tell that to the 16 million seniors and individuals with disabilities who will pay drastically more for health care next year because of this bill tell tt to the 3 million veterans who will lose their health care coverage because of this bill. thank you for your service, but you will be a lot worse off. don't take it from me. let's read the cbo report. the cbo report says that cost-sharing payments including deductibles with ten to be higher than us and to spend under the current law. once again the american people are being told alternative facts by trump and his administration. thank you and i yield back. >> thank you. i yield one minute to mr. khan khanna. >> thank you mr. boyle, and thank you for your leadership. as you pointed

are 22. >> i recognize emotion. -- a motion. by mr. moulton in yarmouth. theequests on behalf of committee that the rules for consideration of the american health care act make an order and amendment that would strike all provisions of the bill that either alone or in combination with increase total out-of-pocket costs for health care paid by individuals who are not millionaires or will increase the number of individuals without health --urance and strike new task tax rates for the wealthy. mr. moulton is recognized for 10 minutes with one minute to close. umpcareave heard that increases choice and freedom. let's talk about where that is true. let's talk about choice. you have a choice between paying your rent, your heating bill and paying for treating breast cancer. paying forbetween cancer medicine for your kids bankruptcyto declare to do so. here is how it increases freedom. freedom under this bill, literally millions of americans will be free from having health care. countless americans will be free from living longer and healthier lives, and all those americans will be free

that. mr. boyle: i yield to mr. moulton. to thank my i want colleagues from unzipping a for yielding his time. secretary price said that the house republican plan would leave no one worse off financially, no one worse off. tell that to the 14 million americans who will not have access to health care next year because of this bill. tell that to the 16 million seniors and individuals with disabilities who will pay drastically more for health care next year because of this bill. tell that to the 3 million veterans who will lose their health care coverage because of this will. thank you for your service. but, you will be a lot worse off. do not take it from me, let's be the report. the report says, caught payments, including deductibles would tend to be higher than those anticipated under the current law. once again, the american people are being told alternative facts by trump and his administration. thank you, and i yield back. mr. boyle: thank you. for youryou leadership. as you pointed out, the president promised three things. more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs. how was

. mr. moulton and yarmouth move the request on behalf of the committee that they would make a strike all provisions that they would alone or combination will increase total out-of-pocket costs for health care paid by individuals who are not millionaires and will increase the number of individuals that will not help it strike new tax breaks for the wealthy. >> mr. mullen is recognized for a total of ten minutes with one minute reserved post. >> thank you, madame chairman. we've heard that trump care increases choice and freedom. let's talk about where that's true. here's how trump care increases choice. you'll have the choice pain your rent, your heating bill, and for treating breast cancer. the choice between paying for cancer medicine for your kids and having to declare bankruptcy to do so. here's how trump care increases freedom. freedom under the spell, literally will be free from having healthcare. they'll be having free from living longer and healthy lives. they'll be free from the overwhelming benefits of low cost preventative care. incling the benefit of keeping low care costs

minute to mr. moulton. >> a couple days ago i received a call from a marine i served with who is suffering from addiction and needed help. that's why he called. he needed help. i like to tell some of my republican colleagues who want to vote for this legislation to take the. >> caller: sam explained why that help is not going to be there next year for him. we are discussing here is not just about caps and budget. it's about our values. it's about what's right and wrong with health care in america today. and under the republican proposal, it is right for the rich to get better health care, for the poor to continue being sick. it is right for the sons and daughters of the richest americans to be well cared for while the sons and daughters of our veterans who put the lights on the line for our country are less sick. this is about our values, and i think we collectively are failing to meet that test. i yield back. >> i now yield one minute to mr. boyle. >> thank you. i can't help note that there's a terrible irony about this trumpcare bill. we just went through the election like many

against. i yield back. >> thank you very much. i now yield two minutes to mr. moulton from massachusetts. >> i want to thank the ranking member and also want to thank my republican colleagues for offering this motion. this is a very partisan committee. there are very rare opportunity -- opportunities where we crossed the aisle, but i agree with the remarks that this is well-intentioned and i tend to support it. the reason i do comes back to my own expense with health care, v.a. is at the v a -- i made a commitment to continue getting my health care at the va as a member of congress we need to fix the v.a. what's unique about getting .a. is care at the v about when i walk in, and if i walk in with mr. bergman is a retired general, we get the same care. we are treated the same. we had the same options, the same treatments. we are not discriminate against -- discriminated against by our rank, our income, our wealth. that should be the goal of her health care bill as well. my concern is that the overall bill does not achieve that. $880 billion in medicaid funding cuts, $312 bil

much. i now yield two minutes to mr. moulton from massachusetts. >> i want to thank the ranking member and also want to thank my republican colleagues for offering this motion. this is a very partisan committee. there are very rare opportunity to work across the but i agree with the remarks that this is well-intentioned and i tend to support it. the reason i do comes back to my own expense with health care, which is at the ba. i made a commitment to continue getting my health care at the va as a member of congress we need to fix the va. what's unique about getting health care at the va is about when i walk in, and if i walk in with mr. bergman is a retired general, we get the same care. we are treated the same. we had the same options, the same treatments. we are not discriminate against by our rank, our income, our wealth. that should be the goal of her health care bill as well. my concern is that the overall bill does not achieve that. $880 million in medicaid funding cuts, $312 billion cut from premium subsidies. and all of that to enable over $600 billion in tax cuts. that doesn't