[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 10, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONOR SYSTEM
(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, because of ObamaCare, health insurance costs
could be increasing more than 80 percent for young North Carolinians.
Yes, those who pay just over $100 a month now may have to pay $185 for
ObamaCare-approved coverage.
The administration has attempted to console us with promises that the
blow of such sharp cost increases will be softened for the neediest
Americans through income-based taxpayer subsidies. However, there's a
problem: it's not just needy Americans who will have access. Because
the Obama administration has decided to rely on an ``honor system'' for
subsidy distribution to draw money, income won't have to be verified,
and neither will one's access to ``affordable'' employer-provided
health coverage.
We are told this honor system will be temporary, but we are not
satisfied. Develop a verification system now or delay the subsidies.
Better yet, give every American a break and repeal this law.
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