[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 34 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E278-E279]
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                        OBAMACARE AND HISPANICS

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                          HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 28, 2014

  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the White House has declared this week 
National Latino Enrollment Week, just five weeks short of the delayed 
deadline for purchasing insurance.
  Healthcare.gov was a mess at its rollout, but the Hispanic website 
was even less functional.
  Once it finally opened for business, the text was riddled with basic 
grammar errors, as if

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the designers were using Google translate to build the site.
  Now, Spanish-speaking Americans have the pleasure of finding out just 
how costly coverage in the Obamacare exchanges is.
  In Pennsylvania, premiums in the individual market will run about 39 
percent more than what they were previously.
  Since Hispanic Americans are on average younger than the general 
population, they will face an even greater premium hike.
  There are plenty of ways to expand access to insurance without 
forcing people into an expensive, government-dictated marketplace.
  Obamacare is hurting many Americans, but its poor treatment of 
Hispanic Americans is notable.
  We can do better.

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