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Access to Healthcare

Floor Speech

Date: June 23, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, this past week, I kept running into Oregonians who are really upset about their healthcare.

One small business owner told me she dropped her family plan, which was costing about $36,000 a year, and she joined a cost-share plan to lower her bills. She still pays out of pocket.

Another constituent, who is caring for her ailing husband, told me: ``I have been inundated with doctors' visits and advocating for him. Our medical system is extremely frustrating.''

Then a rural constituent told me that a simple surgery was rescheduled four times because no doctor was available.

Then, last week, I talked with Silicon Valley executives and asked them what they could do. I told them: Help us solve America's problems: healthcare, wildfires, you name it.

Mr. Speaker, I urge you to do the same. Lead Congress to solve America's problems and not create more of them.

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