[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        OBAMACARE HURTS VETERANS

  (Mr. BROOKS of Alabama asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, America's veterans protect 
America and our liberties, which begs the question, does ObamaCare keep 
our promises and obligations to veterans?
  Marcus Langford, a veteran from Huntsville, Alabama, wrote me the 
following:

       I am a married father of two and a disabled vet after three 
     tours in Iraq and over 2 years in Afghanistan supporting our 
     military. My health care costs are $399 a month, but because 
     of the Affordable Health Care Act, my bill will go up to $741 
     a month as of January 2014.

  Mr. Speaker, America's veterans deserve better than the 60 percent 
increase in health care costs that the White House and its Democrat 
congressional allies obstinately impose on hardworking Americans like 
Marcus Langford.
  The way to do better is to repeal ObamaCare so that America can 
debate health care solutions based on truth, not deception.

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