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Expressing Disapproval of the Trump Administration's Harmful Actions Towards Medicaid

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 6, 2020
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Res. 826, a rushed resolution to dismantle the Trump administration's Healthy Adult Opportunity Medicaid initiative.

The Affordable Care Act expansion of Medicaid is simply unsustainable. It is bankrupting my home State of Kentucky.

In the 114th Congress, I served as the chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Medicaid Task Force. We explored ways that would make Medicaid sustainable so that it can be fully utilized by vulnerable populations for generations to come.

The Trump administration has proposed a commonsense option that will not affect funding for children, pregnant women, the elderly, or people with disabilities but, rather, give States flexibility for their Medicaid programs.

I will continue to work with my colleagues on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to make Medicaid sustainable and accessible to those who need it.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose H. Res. 826.

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