[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 162 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1656]
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                   KEEP YOUR HEALTH PLAN ACT OF 2013

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2013

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013.
   The Obama administration's health exchange enrollment announcement 
yesterday is one of myriad reasons we must pass this bill. Frankly, 
these long-awaited numbers did not come as a surprise. A mere 106,185 
patients registered for healthcare on the new marketplaces, a fraction 
of their 500,000 target. According to the Health and Human Services 
report, the number does not distinguish between those who've paid a 
premium and those who ``selected a plan by clicking a button on the 
website.'' Mr. Speaker, the number of Americans who've had their health 
plans cancelled is in the millions--exponentially higher than those 
who've received coverage from Obamacare.
   This disastrous law was destined to fail from the start. For more 
than three years now, we've warned the law is unworkable for small 
businesses, unfair to patients and physicians, and unaffordable for 
taxpayers.

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