[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                THE PRESIDENT SHOULD FULFILL HIS PROMISE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the White House has been 
under pressure for weeks as millions of Americans have started 
receiving health insurance cancelation letters despite repeated 
assurances from the President that this would not be the case.
  Earlier today, former President Bill Clinton weighed in on the 
debate. He stated the following:

       I, personally, believe, even if it takes changing the law, 
     the President should honor the commitment the Federal 
     Government made to those people and let them keep what they 
     got.

  Last week, the President apologized, despite American families 
continuing to lose their coverage as a result of the Affordable Care 
Act.
  Mr. Speaker, rather than apologize to the millions of Americans who 
are losing their coverage, the President should fulfill the promise 
that was made.
  This week, the House will consider H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health 
Plan Act, which will allow insurance companies to continue offering the 
plans that millions of consumers were happy with and would like to 
keep.
  If the President is sincere in keeping his promise, the very least he 
could do is support this bipartisan legislation.

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