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




                       MAKING PROGRESS EVERY DAY

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, Republicans just can't take ``yes'' 
for an answer.
  The President addressed the unintended consequences caused more by 
insurance companies than the Affordable Care Act, a law that has 
benefited millions of people all across our country in Republican and 
Democratic districts.
  No one is happy about the problems with the Web site, but I have been 
on some other Web sites recently that have been around a lot longer and 
run into glitches that did not allow me to complete an activity either. 
Jeff Zients and CMS are reporting progress every day; and even though 
they expect to have it substantially fixed by the end of the month, 
anyone who knows about technology or wants to be honest about what we 
are going through will know that the work of improving that Web site 
will be pretty much a constant process.
  Democrats worked to implement laws passed by Republicans that fell 
short of what we felt was needed. They need to stop all the repeals 
that they know are going nowhere and focus on jobs, the economy, and 
legislation that they have let languish that would speed up our 
sluggish economy. They and their cohorts need to stop urging young 
people and others not to sign up for health insurance, as is being 
reported.
  The American people need to have the security of access to reliable, 
affordable health care. The Affordable Care Act begins to give that to 
us. They want the benefits of the ACA and for us to work together to 
uphold the laws of the land--not just some, but all of them.

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