[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             OBAMACARE ADS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, we all know that this administration is 
desperate to enroll young, healthy Americans in the new exchange plans, 
and the recent ad campaign from ProgressNow Colorado shows just how low 
some groups are willing to go to catch young people's attention. The 
ads depict young men drinking right out of kegs of beer and 
objectifying young women. They try to encourage people to sign up for 
health care by making light of unhealthy behaviors.
  I recently received a letter from Dr. Julie Welch, an emergency room 
physician in Indianapolis, specifically concerned about how the ads 
promoted risky sexual behavior. The Let's Get Physical ad depicts a 
young woman thanking ObamaCare, with the words:

       Oh my God, he's hot. Let's hope he is as easy to get as 
     this birth control. My health insurance covers the pill, 
     which means all I have to worry about is getting him between 
     the covers. I got insurance. Now you can too. Thanks 
     ObamaCare.

  Dr. Welch writes:

       As a taxpayer, I am puzzled at why advertising campaigns 
     for health insurance appear to promote high-risk behaviors?

  Promoting health coverage by condoning binge drinking and promiscuity 
is not a step towards a healthier America. It is just another way that 
ObamaCare just doesn't work.

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