[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 162 (Thursday, November 14, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7092]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. BISHOP of Utah asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, in 2003, 5-year-old Isabelle Jane 
was diagnosed with leukemia, a disease that has driven the decisions 
her family has made since that time on where to live, what doctors to 
have, what insurance to gain. She had daily chemotherapy for 3 years 
and is now in remission.
  But 18 months ago, she started to have side effects from this 
disease. It affected her heart, her bones, and her cognitive 
processing. Since that time, and since ObamaCare was passed, her 
insurance rates have more than doubled, and she was told this year that 
their insurance would be canceled by the end of this year. As Isabelle 
Jane's mother wrote:

       The Affordable Care Act has seriously threatened my 
     family's way of life. For over 10 years, we have had the 
     coverage we have needed to care for our family. I defy anyone 
     who says the insurance we currently have is not enough. My 
     daughter is living proof that it is.

  Mr. Speaker, these people are being hurt by the present system, and 
that needs to change.

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