[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW

  (Mr. BENISHEK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENISHEK. Madam Speaker, I am holding a copy of a letter that one 
of my constituents received informing him that his current health care 
plan--a plan that he was satisfied with and that he was able to 
afford--is being canceled, thanks to regulations imposed by the 
President's health care law.
  Thousands of letters like this one have gone out to hardworking 
citizens in northern Michigan.
  I asked my constituents to reach out to me about their experiences so 
I could hear firsthand about the impact of this disastrous overhaul. I 
received over 200 responses in a matter of days.
  Patrick from Cheboygan will see his annual health insurance bill rise 
by over $6,000 on January 1, 2014. Russell from Amasa was finally able 
to log onto the President's Web site after 14 straight days of trying, 
only to discover that the closest equivalent option for his plan will 
be far too expensive for him to afford.
  I ask all of my colleagues to join me in order to repeal this 
disastrous health care law and work together in order to promote 
affordable, patient-centered reforms.

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