Health Care
[Left to right: Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan; Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; Congresswoman Betty McCollum]
Congresswoman McCollum welcomes Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to St. Paul for a roundtable on the importance of Community Health Centers in the Fourth District.
All Americans should have comprehensive, affordable, quality health care as a fundamental right. The Affordable Care Act, which I voted for in 2010, has been a major step in the right direction. It has expanded health coverage and protected patients, no matter how you get your insurance. There is more to be done. That is why I am a cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act.
In Congress, I have strongly opposed Republican efforts to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, weaken Medicaid for vulnerable Americans, or endanger Medicare for seniors today and in the future. Unfortunately, the Republican budget law, known as the Big Beautiful Bill, stripped away millions of Americans’ access to affordable health care. To ensure that no future administration can rip health care away from Americans, I have proposed the America's Right to Health Care Amendment, which would enshrine a fundamental right to health care in our Constitution.