[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            EXCHANGE LAUNCH

  (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind the 
American people why we are here. We are here because the President and 
the Senate Democrats have refused to negotiate.
  We learned yesterday and even today about the challenges of signing 
up for ObamaCare. Information technology, I believe, will be 
ObamaCare's Achilles' heel. Many people went on healthcare.gov. They 
were greeted with messages, ``Please wait here until we send you to the 
login page,'' or, ``The system is down at the moment.''
  Yes, glitches can be expected whenever a new system is started, but 
ObamaCare is simply not ready. Americans aren't ready. They weren't 
ready for the employer mandates. They are not ready for the individual 
mandate. We are not ready for IPAB. We are not ready for the medical 
device tax. We are not ready for the cuts to Medicare or to our 
providers. It will harm the economy. It already has.
  What we are ready for is for the Senate and the President to 
negotiate, and we are ready to reopen our government when they do.

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