[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 16504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  OBAMACARE: AMERICANS DESERVE BETTER

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, today, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services said to Americans that we deserve better than what 
we have gotten with ObamaCare. America sure does deserve better.
  This is the first time in the history of our country that American 
citizens have been forced to purchase a product that they do not want 
and which they cannot afford on a Web site that does not work. But let 
me say, it is not just the ObamaCare Web site that is broken.
  President Obama has repeatedly told American families: If you like 
your current health insurance, you can keep your coverage. Just this 
week, it was revealed that President Obama and his staff have known for 
over 3 years that millions of Americans will lose their current health 
insurance because of ObamaCare.
  Furthermore, families in my district and across the country are 
feeling the sticker shock from soaring premiums. They are seeing 
reduced benefits, and they are being forced to make difficult financial 
decisions. Mr. Speaker, my constituents and families across America do 
indeed deserve better.

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