[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17070-17071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. MESSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, once again today the President said to the 
American people, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it--at 
least for 1 more year, if you're lucky. The problem is saying something 
many times does not magically make it come true.
  Right now, only 701 people in the State of Indiana have been able to 
sign up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges. 
According to the Indiana Department of Insurance, more than 108,000 
Hoosiers will receive or have received cancellation letters.
  One of those people is Michael Sturgis of Greensburg. He called my 
office after receiving a cancellation letter from his insurance 
company. Michael was told his monthly premium was going to increase 
from $397 a month to $831 a month. His $5,000 deductible will go up to 
$7,300.
  That is unacceptable, and it is certainly not affordable. That is why 
we need to pass H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013, and 
let the American people remain in charge of their health care.

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