REPEAL OF PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act.

Today, if people want to talk about repealing health care reform, it's important that they talk about exactly what repeal means.

Repeal means that young people under 26 will have to get off their parents' policies.

Repeal means that seniors will have to suffer through the doughnut hole that we're in the process of closing.

Repeal means an end to tax cuts to small businesses who are providing health coverage for their employees.

Repeal means that next year all Americans who expect to be able to afford health insurance will not be able to afford it, and all Americans with preexisting conditions who expected to be able to buy health insurance at the standard rate will not be able to buy it.

Repeal means that those who think they will need health security if they switch jobs, they will lose that security when they switch jobs.

Repeal means an end to the laws against insurance abuses, like unreasonable rate increases and cancellation of policies when you most need them. There will be an end to that if we repeal.

If people want to talk about repealing the Affordable Care Act, they should talk about what's going to happen to young people, to those with preexisting conditions, to seniors in the doughnut hole, and the future affordability of health care.

Madam Speaker, we should not repeal the Affordable Care Act, we should oppose the legislation.