[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17294]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           DELAYING A BROKEN PROMISE ISN'T AN HONEST SOLUTION

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the panic and frustration felt by millions of 
American families is real. They all heard the promise:

       If you like the health care you have, you can keep it.

  And they believed it.
  But families in my district are experiencing something different: 
canceled plans, premium hikes, and uncertainty.
  Mark from Advance, North Carolina, tells me:

       Both my wife and I are over 60, retired, and self-insured. 
     We received letters notifying us that our health insurance 
     policies are being canceled. The replacement policies cost 
     more than twice as much. If we accept the policies, we will 
     be paying $798.20 per month for insurance.

  Same goes for John from Advance. He writes:

       My wife has had her premiums increase from $200 to $600. We 
     have had this plan for 6 years and thought we could keep our 
     insurance.

  Mark and John were given a promise by President Obama. Telling them 
to wait 1 year before the promise is broken for good isn't an honest 
solution.

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