[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1242]
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                        REPEAL OF OBAMACARE ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 11, 2012

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to 
join me in voting for H.R. 6079. Though the Supreme Court opinion 
didn't strike down the entire law, it did prohibit the federal 
government's ability to coerce state governments in accepting major 
expansions to Medicaid.
  Now that many states have indicated they will not accept the Medicaid 
expansion, this seriously undermines a major premise of Obamacare. Even 
before the Supreme Court's ruling on Medicaid, patients were already 
seeing higher premium costs and fewer choices.
  We need to start over and craft a health care plan that will actually 
increase patient access and lower premiums. We can do this while 
working with our state governments rather than trying to force a 
Washington-knows-best plan.

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