[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H6693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OBAMACARE AFFECTING GEORGIANS

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, now that ObamaCare has had 
23 days of what has been a disastrous rollout and hundreds of thousands 
of Americans are getting health insurance cancellation notices, I want 
to give you a couple of examples of what is happening in Georgia.
  In our State, the news is not good. One constituent tells me:

       Not only are premiums higher, but we have to pay more out 
     of pocket. We will end up spending about $500 to $600 a year 
     on durable medical supplies that have always been covered 100 
     percent. That does not help the middle class.

  Another shared the news that he recently learned from his employer:

       My premiums are going up over $1,200 a year, my deductible 
     is going up by over $1,000 a year, and my out-of-pocket 
     maximum will move from $3,500 to $6,500.

  That is more than a house payment for many Georgians, Mr. Speaker.
  These are hardworking, middle class families in my district who were 
promised by the President that if they like their insurance, they could 
keep their current health plans. Now these plans are more expensive and 
my constituents have less coverage. This is unacceptable, Mr. Speaker.
  Contrary to the President's promises, ObamaCare is driving up costs, 
threatening jobs, and kicking Georgians out of the plans they like and 
were promised they could keep.

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