[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WHERE ARE THE OBAMACARE SAVINGS?

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, Steven from Salisbury, North Carolina, wrote 
to tell that the insurance that has served his family well is going to 
be canceled. In its place, he has been pointed to an ObamaCare 
alternative. However, it will cost $523 more each month. Steven finds 
that unbelievable. He writes:

       In return for this increase, I get coverage I do not need. 
     This one-size-fits-all insurance is paternalistic and 
     restricting the choices of American citizens.

  Doug, who is also from Salisbury, was told his health insurance plan 
doesn't pass ObamaCare muster either. A similar government-sanctioned 
policy will cost him 200 percent more each month. Doug wants to know:

       Where is the savings President Obama told me I would enjoy? 
     As a single male with a suffering small business and a 
     monthly mortgage, I simply can't afford this.

  Steven and Doug know better than Washington bureaucrats what coverage 
will best meet their family and individual needs. They want the freedom 
to continue making that choice, the freedom to keep the plans they 
like, for good.

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