[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 109 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H4480-H4481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           REPLACE OBAMACARE

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, ``Do Democrats really realize how difficult 
it has been on working-class Americans to finance ObamaCare?''
  This question was asked at a townhall with a Democratic nominee by an 
Ohio woman who saw her premium more than double, from $490 a month to 
$1,081 a month. The answer she received? Just keep shopping on the 
exchange until she finds a better deal.
  For the millions of Americans who continue to see their costs 
skyrocket, this is not an acceptable answer. From losing coverage, 
soaring premiums, and excess regulations, this system is simply 
unsustainable.
  Rather than propping up a failing system with temporary, costly 
fixes, let's replace it with the patient-centered policies that 
actually work. That is what Republicans are proposing to do. One with 
more choices, not mandates, one that increases flexibility in coverage, 
spurs competition so rates will go down and not up, and puts doctors 
and patients, not D.C. bureaucrats, back in charge of healthcare 
decisions.
  These are just some of the commonsense ideas Republicans are 
advancing, and they really do represent a better way for people's 
choices.
  ObamaCare has not, is not, and will not work. Let's start giving 
people more choices and the answers they deserve.

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