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                 GOP TAX SCAM HURTS WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Mr. CARTER of Louisiana asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, last week, I had the privilege 
of welcoming the Corkern family to the Capitol. They traveled all the 
way from Louisiana to join me for the Energy and Commerce Committee's 
budget reconciliation markup because they, like so many Americans, are 
proof that Medicaid saves lives.
  Connor Corkern was born 18 years ago with a congenital brain 
malfunction. At 6 weeks old, Connor's parents were told that his brain 
malfunction was so significant that he would need one-on-one care for 
all aspects of his life.
  After nearly a decade of being on a waiting list for home- and 
community-based disability waivers, Connor was given an emergency New 
Opportunities Waiver, or NOW, in 2015. It changed their lives.
  Medicaid funding and waivers like the New Opportunities Waiver, NOW, 
have been and continue to be the lifeline for the Corkerns. His 
Medicaid waiver is the reason he is able to live today.
  When Republicans attack Medicaid, they attack families like the 
Corkerns. Cutting Medicaid means that a little boy born today with 
Connor's medical needs might not make it to his high school graduation. 
Connor and so many others need this service to live.
  Mr. Speaker, if the Republicans like their big, beautiful bill so 
much, I beg this question: Why are they displaying it at 1 o'clock in 
the morning?

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