[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my fellow Members of 
Congress to delay ObamaCare for 1 year. President Obama has already 
delayed the employer mandate, and now he has delayed the opening of the 
small business exchanges. He has already signed into law seven changes 
to the health care law. It's clear that ObamaCare is not ready to be 
rolled out.
  One of my constituents, Nicole, who manages her household budget for 
her family of five, called me recently to say that her health care 
premiums are skyrocketing as a result of ObamaCare. Her insurance 
company notified her that her family's monthly premiums will go from 
$431 to $1,003. Her insurer told her that under ObamaCare, she might 
qualify for subsidies to offset that increase. But Nicole, like many 
Americans, doesn't want a subsidy. She doesn't want to take a 
government handout. Her family is responsible, self-reliant; and they 
don't want to be bailed out by their neighbors.
  The Federal Government is broke and cannot afford another entitlement 
program, even if ObamaCare would work, which it won't.
  It's time to admit the obvious: ObamaCare is not ready for prime 
time. Let's delay it for at least 1 year and protect millions of 
Americans from its harmful effects.

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