[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17058]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, millions of Americans are coming home and 
opening their mailboxes to find shocking news; their health care plans 
are being taken away from them.
  The President broke a promise we knew he couldn't keep, and now 
millions of Americans feel betrayed, wondering why their health care 
plans are being canceled.
  Mr. Speaker, this letter was sent to me by a constituent. His name is 
Bruno Gora, and he is a constituent of mine in Richmond, Virginia. He 
is a self-employed individual who purchases health insurance through 
Anthem BlueCross/BlueShield. A few weeks ago, he was stunned to receive 
this letter in the mail, and it clearly reads: ``To meet the 
requirements of the new law, your current plan can no longer be 
offered.''
  Any new plan could cost Mr. Gora thousands of dollars more. Why 
should he or anyone else be forced to buy a different insurance policy 
if they are happy with the one they have?
  With every new day that passes, we continue to learn more and more 
about people in the same situation. Mr. Gora and this cancelation 
letter represent millions of ObamaCare victims across the country who 
are having their health insurance ripped away from them.
  As a result, we House Republicans will put the Keep Your Plan Act on 
the floor for a vote tomorrow. The only way to stop every cancelation 
letter is by full repeal of this law. However, this bill will hopefully 
begin to ease some of the pain that working families are feeling 
because of President Obama's health care law.
  Tomorrow, we will see who will put their constituents before policies 
and vote for a bill that could allow Americans to keep their plans.
  I sincerely hope that my colleagues will act as a united voice and 
take the first of many steps to provide relief to the American people 
from the many burdens brought about by ObamaCare.

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