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UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS

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On 2026-01-08, Representative Kelly Morrison (D-MN-3) delivered a floor speech titled "UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered taxes.

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UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)] [House] [Page H150] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. MORRISON. Madam Speaker, thousands of Minnesotans and millions of Americans are facing unaffordable healthcare costs. Because of their cruelly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Speaker Johnson's refusal to act, the Republican majority is creating a healthcare crisis that will literally dismantle American public health. Americans are being forced into crushing medical debt, are in danger of losing their closest hospital, clinic, or emergency room. As a doctor, I worry for the patients delaying their care and for clinics and hospitals already struggling to meet the needs of their community. As a Minnesotan, I am heartbroken for my State. Minnesotans have suffered immeasurable loss following the tragedies of recent months. The Trump administration's reckless actions and deliberate inaction from Republicans in Congress jeopardize the operation and availability of facilities that are the first site of care in the most tragic circumstances. I have a responsibility to be abundantly clear, Madam Speaker. The consequences of inaction and ignoring hospitals, doctors, patients, and your own constituents will be catastrophic. The price of failing to deliver affordable healthcare isn't losing elections. It is real human suffering and American lives. ____________________

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UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)] [House] [Page H150] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] UNAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COSTS (Ms. MORRISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. MORRISON. Madam Speaker, thousands of Minnesotans and millions of Americans are facing unaffordable healthcare costs. Because of their cruelly named One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Speaker Johnson's refusal to act, the Republican majority is creating a healthcare crisis that will literally dismantle American public health. Americans are being forced into crushing medical debt, are in danger of losing their closest hospital, clinic, or emergency room. As a doctor, I worry for the patients delaying their care and for clinics and hospitals already struggling to meet the needs of their community. As a Minnesotan, I am heartbroken for my State. Minnesotans have suffered immeasurable loss following the tragedies of recent months. The Trump administration's reckless actions and deliberate inaction from Republicans in Congress jeopardize the operation and availability of facilities that are the first site of care in the most tragic circumstances. I have a responsibility to be abundantly clear, Madam Speaker. The consequences of inaction and ignoring hospitals, doctors, patients, and your own constituents will be catastrophic. The price of failing to deliver affordable healthcare isn't losing elections. It is real human suffering and American lives. ____________________