[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16041]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE PRESIDENT MUST ANSWER THIS QUESTION

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the President has some very serious questions 
to answer.
  Will he tax the American people if they cannot or choose not to buy 
health insurance from a Web site that doesn't work?
  Will he insist upon penalizing them for withholding their personal 
information from a government database already rife with privacy 
concerns?
  Will he continue to demand patience, blame technical glitches, and 
dismiss legitimate concerns from the American public while ObamaCare's 
broken launch dominates headlines?
  Will he give lenience to those in his administration who are 
responsible for these failures?
  It is true that ObamaCare's individual marketplace launched just 3 
weeks ago; but 3 weeks or not, the American people would like some 
assurance. If government can't get its act together administering 
health insurance, will Americans get taxed for opting out?
  The fair answer is certainly ``no.'' I hope President Obama agrees.

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