[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17070]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, we all heard President Obama 
say, If you like your health care plan, you can keep, period.
  A constituent of mine from Yakima, Gary Bailey, writes:

       My wife and I are self-employed. Our provider just sent us 
     a letter telling us that, due to the Affordable Care Act, our 
     policy will no longer be available and we will have to choose 
     a new policy.

  He went on to say:

       The least expensive policy is double the cost of my 
     original policy, and the deductible went up to $10,000.

  Mr. Speaker, Gary is not alone. Millions of hardworking Americans 
have lost the insurance they like and can afford. The Keep Your Health 
Plan Act that we will vote on tomorrow fulfills President Obama's 
promise, even if he won't.

                                               Yakima, Washington.
       Representative Hastings, I have to write to tell you what 
     has just happened to me regarding my health insurance with 
     Regence Blue Shield. My wife and I are self-employed and do 
     not get insurance from our employer. We cannot afford a 
     luxury policy in fact our policy was major catastrophic with 
     a $3500 deductible. Our provider just sent us a letter 
     telling us that, due to the ``Affordable Care Act,'' our 
     policy will no longer be available and that we will have to 
     choose a new policy.
       The least expensive policy is double the cost of my 
     original policy and the deductible went up to $10,000.
       President Obama said that our health care would go down 
     $2,500. Our cost for one of us went up $1,632. I am sorry 
     Congressman Hastings, but the President and all the democrat 
     party has not been truthful and you need to defund Obamacare. 
     Most of America doesn't want it and I can't afford it!
       Please listen to your constituents! Thank you for your 
     time.
     Gary Bailey.

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