[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17063]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, it was a gamble for the 
President to promise the country ``if you like your plan, you can keep 
it,'' given that his health care proposal amounted to a complete 
restructuring of our health care system and 16 percent of the American 
economy.
  By now, every Member of this Chamber has received countless letters, 
phone calls, and emails from millions of Americans who have had their 
health insurance either canceled or turned unaffordable due to the 
Affordable Care Act.
  This is the devastating reality for this family. Lisa and her 
husband, Bob, from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, are just one of many 
families in the Fifth District hurt by this law.
  Lisa and Bob are self-employed. They are small business owners with 
five children and bills to pay. After receiving notice their affordable 
health plan is being canceled, they are now facing cost increases of 
more than $20,000 a year for a plan that actually covers less.
  Mr. Speaker, the only solution is a transition to health reforms that 
actually contain cost and expand access. The President's promise alone 
is certainly not enough.
  The American people deserve better.

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