mr. pascrell, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker i rise today in opposition to h.r. 596. you'd think that if my friends on the other side cobbled together all of the time they spent trying to undermine the a.c.a. they should have been able to come up with an alternative for this law, the law they can't find anything good to say about. but i'm not holding my breath for that. while we have been here 55 times before, including my republican colleagues shutting down the government over a.c.a. -- let's not forget that. you shut the place down in trying to stop a.c.a. today -- oh, by the way, you didn't know how much that cost them. billions of dollars in jobs. now we're repealing the law after the major coverage expansion provisions have gone into effect. today's vote in repealing the a.c.a. means taking away health insurance for the 19 million americans who received coverage under a.c.a., including 213,000 people from my home

mr. pascrell, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker i rise today in opposition to h.r. 596. you'd think that if my friends on the other side cobbled together all of the time they spent trying to undermine the a.c.a. they should have been able to come up with an alternative for this law, the law they can't find anything good to say about. but i'm not holding my breath for that. while we have been here 55 times before, including my republican colleagues shutting down the government over a.c.a. -- let's not forget that. you shut the place down in trying to stop a.c.a. today -- oh, by the way, you didn't know how much that cost them. billions of dollars in jobs. now we're repealing the law after the major coverage expansion provisions have gone into effect. today's vote in repealing the a.c.a. means taking away health insurance for the 19 million americans who received coverage under a.c.a., including 213,000 people from my home

mr. pascrell, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker i rise today in opposition to h.r. 596. you'd think that if my friends on the other side cobbled together all of the time they spent trying to undermine the a.c.a. they should have been able to come up with an alternative for this law, the law they can't find anything good to say about. but i'm not holding my breath for that. while we have been here 55 times before, including my republican colleagues shutting down the government over a.c.a. -- let's not forget that. you shut the place down in trying to stop a.c.a. today -- oh, by the way, you didn't know how much that cost them. billions of dollars in jobs. now we're repealing the law after the major coverage expansion provisions have gone into effect. today's vote in repealing the a.c.a. means taking away health insurance for the 19 million americans who received coverage under a.c.a., including 213,000 people from my home

mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, i -- a five-alarm fire happened in edgewater, new jersey. the fire completely destroyed the complex, displaced nearly 1,000 residents. you can see and smell the flames for miles. i rise today to extend my sympathies to the families and recognize and honor the brave men and women of the edgewater volunteer fire department who responded to this devastating blaze as well as over 500 first responders from 35 municipalities who went to edgewater, rescued victims and fought blaze for over five hours. firefighters rescued people from three floors, miraculously manage to prevent loss of life and injuries. thanks to the quick response of the red cross and other aid organizations to more than 1,000 displaced people were able to take refuge in the edgewater community center. on behalf of my constituents mr. speaker, and edgewater, i want to once extend my gratitude to all the first responders who answer to the call every day and help prevent further damage in this particular travesty. and i thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentl