[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         KEEP YOUR HEALTH PLAN

  (Mr. JOYCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE. Madam Speaker, despite promises that, if you liked your 
current health plan, you could keep it, millions of Americans have 
already received cancelation notices regarding current coverage. No 
matter how you feel about the Affordable Care Act, Ohioans that like 
their health care coverage should be able to keep it.
  I have received countless emails and letters from Ohioans losing 
their coverage or being forced to pay more. One Ohioan who reached out 
to me because he was concerned about how higher costs could affect his 
family was Karl from Newbury, Ohio. Karl and his wife have six kids, 
recently bought a house, and stay busy because, not only is Karl a 
full-time employee, he is a full-time student.
  Karl and his wife recently received a notice that their family would 
have to pay 30 to 40 percent more for their health care coverage next 
year. Now Karl and his wife are worried because they won't be able to 
afford the mortgage on their new home because of the increased health 
care costs.
  Madam Speaker, Ohioans shouldn't be forced to pay more for health 
care because of a law coming out of Washington. That is why, this week, 
the House will vote for the Keep Your Health Plan Act, which will allow 
plans available on the individual market today to continue to be 
offered next year. It is a commonsense bill that will protect Americans 
from losing or paying more for their coverage, and I urge my colleagues 
to support it.

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