[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 17167-17168]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. ROSKAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the President said something 
interesting when describing the attempt of his administration to have 
an impact, and when describing his frustration with the Federal 
Government, he described it this way. He said, It is cumbersome, 
complicated, and outdated.
  Well, isn't that an interesting revelation?
  Isn't that a stark contrast with the private sector?
  Wouldn't it have been helpful if the President had recognized that 
during the entire debate on ObamaCare, because here is the irony, and 
it is a dark, sad irony, and it is this.
  I have a constituent named Diane whose coverage has jumped from $368 
a month, and it has almost doubled. She

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was told her coverage is gone, based on ObamaCare, and she is being 
migrated into a new system. This is an 11-year breast cancer survivor 
that liked her coverage and no longer has it.
  She doesn't want an administrative remedy. She wants a legislative 
remedy. She has confidence in this House to get it done, not the White 
House to get it done.
  We need to do this work. We need to pass the Upton bill today.

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