amanda jean beaulieu is as someone who had a stroke at a very young age. she had some difficulty holding onto a job and when she calmly got back to work she found the insurance she could get from her employer was not as good as that but she received through the affordable care act and today she still has coverage as the result of the health marketplace in the affordable care act. let me introduce to you amanda beaulieu from minneapolis minnesota. [applause] >> good morning. my name is amanda beaulieu and i am a stroke survivor and american heart association volunteer at the gate. i'm from minneapolis minnesota. this is warm to me. i am honored to be invited to share my story. thank you leader pelosi and other members of congress for your leadership in passing the affordable care act so people like me who used to be called uninsurable can have the peace of mind and security of never having to go without health insurance again. in october 2009 just five days shy of my 27th birthday i had a massive pulmonary embolism and my left lung. part of the clot broke o