Rep. Cisneros statement on the president's continued assault on Americans' health care

Statement

This week Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) released the following statement in response to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals beginning oral arguments in the Texas v. U.S. case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the President's continued assault on this landmark healthcare legislation.

"This administration's healthcare policies have led to the highest uninsured rate in four years--insurance premiums and the cost of prescription drugs continue to rise," said Rep. Cisneros. "I have taken multiple actions to defend the ACA and I will continue to work to expand access to healthcare and lower prescription drug prices. This fight is personal for me and for my constituents in the 39th, and I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to provide healthcare that all Americans deserve."

"I'm proud that Congressman Cisneros is fighting for families like mine, especially for my daughter Myka, who is 9 years old with a pre-existing condition," said Angela Eilers of the Little Lobbyists. "My family and especially my child cannot go back to the way things were before the ACA with health insurance. She has already had 2 open heart surgeries and is halfway to her lifetime cap. The ACA protected her. We simply cannot lose her healthcare coverage and we are terrified that this court case could make her access to the healthcare she needs disappear."

If the President gets his way, the health and financial well-being of the families of the 39th Congressional District and communities across the state of California will be devastated by their reckless health care assault:

320,870 -- Number of constituents in the 39th District who have pre-existing conditions and will lose their protections.
70,000 -- Number of 39th District constituents who could lose all health care coverage.
403,631 -- Number of California seniors who could have to pay more for their prescription drugs.
294,000 -- Young Californians under age 26 who could lose the ability to remain on their parents' insurance.
Rep. Cisneros has been a vocal opponent of repealing the Affordable Care Act, earlier this year one of his first actions in Congress was to allow the House of Representatives to throw its full legal weight against the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit. Recently, he voted in support of H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act, and H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act, both bills passed the House and are awaiting action in the Senate.

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