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




                    CANCELED HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS

  (Mr. ROGERS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, America is over 6 weeks into 
the ObamaCare rollout, and things are just a mess. Folks are still 
having problems signing up. But even more painful are the letters 
people are receiving, canceling their health insurance plans. Families 
and individuals are being forced into different and, oftentimes, more 
expensive plans.
  Recently, I asked folks to let me know how their premiums were being 
affected. One person contacted me that their premiums went up $200 a 
month. Another family contacted me that their policy was canceled, and 
their premium is going up $740 per month.
  The President promised, from the beginning, if you like your health 
care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period. But 
that has turned out not to be the case, and he knew it all along.
  ObamaCare has many flaws, but forcing people off their plans when 
they were promised they could keep them is really starting to hit home 
now. That is why I strongly support H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health 
Plan Act. The legislation would allow health care plans on the 
individual market to remain available so people could have the option 
to keep their current health insurance if they want to.
  I still believe the best path forward is to get rid of ObamaCare, but 
for now, we should support this bill to help hardworking Americans keep 
their health insurance.

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