[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17038]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                AMERICANS LOSING THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, today I want to talk about 
Debbie Brown, who is from Garfield County in Washington State. She has 
a daughter and two grandchildren and is 53 years old. She works at the 
local gas station to help support her family. A few weeks ago, she was 
one of many who were told that, as of December 31, 2013, her health 
insurance plan would no longer be available. She has looked at other 
plans and hasn't found one that is affordable, so she is uninsured now.
  Unfortunately, her story is too common; and it is repeated all across 
this country, heartbreaking stories of everyday, average, hardworking 
Americans losing their health insurance. We can do better. Too many 
Americans are receiving cancelation notices; too many Americans are 
losing their doctors; and too many Americans don't have affordable 
health insurance because of the Affordable Care Act.
  Madam Speaker, 3.5 million Americans have seen their plans canceled, 
almost 300,000 in Washington State alone. President Obama promised the 
American people, if you liked your health care plan, you could keep 
it--not, if he liked your plan, you could keep it.
  Let's support the legislation tomorrow.

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