[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 170 (Tuesday, December 3, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         OBAMACARE AND CHOICES

  (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 talk about 
choices. For my constituents, ObamaCare is about tough choices and 
about unfair choices.
  Barbara from Indianapolis recently logged on to my Web site to share 
her ObamaCare story, which is about her choices. She's a single mom 
trying to give her daughter the gift of a college education in a tough 
economy. President Obama's holiday gift to her, however, was a $200 
increase in her monthly premium. Barbara wrote:

       For a single mother trying to put her child through 
     college, it's too much. Where do I cut? My daughter's 
     education? Medical coverage? A place to live? Food?

  For Barbara, the choices posed by the increased premium posed by 
ObamaCare are tough and unfair. Too many of my constituents are being 
forced to make these same unfair choices. They shouldn't have to choose 
between paying for college or paying for health insurance.
  Mr. Speaker, our choice is clear: the law is not working. Barbara and 
her daughter deserve a better path forward.

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