[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act, also known 
as ObamaCare, needs to be repealed and replaced with better 
legislation. There is no administrative or legislative fix that will 
repair this flawed law.
  Millions of Americans across the United States are receiving notices 
that their health insurance plans are being canceled.
  Jeff is a constituent of mine in San Antonio, Texas. His insurance 
company sent him a notice informing him that his current coverage will 
be canceled at the end of the year. His new ObamaCare policy will cost 
98 percent more than his current plan.
  After the administration's announcement today, Jeff and his family 
may be able to keep their health care insurance coverage, but only for 
1 year, and at what cost?
  We need to replace ObamaCare with commonsense solutions that lower 
costs, expand access to care, and eliminate unfair mandates and 
penalties.

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