[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, over 200,000 Pennsylvanians have been 
notified that they will lose their plans because of President Obama's 
health care law. What these numbers don't tell you are the stories of 
hardworking western Pennsylvanians like Don and Karen from Johnstown.
  Don is a Marine Corps veteran and former coal miner. He and Karen run 
a ministry that helps people in developing countries. Don recently let 
me know that he will lose his plan. He said:

       I specifically bought a health plan that met my needs. I 
     liked my plan very much and it was something I could afford.

  When Don and Karen were able to get onto the Web site, the plan he 
was offered had a deductible of more than $6,000. In Don's words, this 
is ``ridiculous and unaffordable.''
  Unfortunately, their story is not unique. We need health care reform 
that works for Don and Karen and the rest of the American people. The 
Empowering Patients First Act and the American Health Care Reform Act 
provide a good place to start and a better way on health care reform.

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