[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 163 (Friday, November 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
OBAMACARE
(Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the President said something
interesting when describing the attempt of his administration to have
an impact, and when describing his frustration with the Federal
Government, he described it this way. He said, It is cumbersome,
complicated, and outdated.
Well, isn't that an interesting revelation?
Isn't that a stark contrast with the private sector?
Wouldn't it have been helpful if the President had recognized that
during the entire debate on ObamaCare, because here is the irony, and
it is a dark, sad irony, and it is this.
I have a constituent named Diane whose coverage has jumped from $368
a month, and it has almost doubled. She was told her coverage is gone,
based on ObamaCare, and she is being migrated into a new system. This
is an 11-year breast cancer survivor that liked her coverage and no
longer has it.
She doesn't want an administrative remedy. She wants a legislative
remedy. She has confidence in this House to get it done, not the White
House to get it done.
We need to do this work. We need to pass the Upton bill today.
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