[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, this week marks an anniversary that 
doesn't warrant celebration. Three years ago, President Obama's 
takeover of health care was signed into law.
  This mountain of stacked paper represents the 20,000 pages of new 
regulations in President Obama's new health care law. Each regulation 
represents another shackle on America's small businesses--our job 
creators. But don't take my word for it. Just ask the folks at two of 
Ohio's home health care employers, Interim Health Care in Bridgeport, 
who employs 300 hardworking Ohioans, or Comfort Keepers in East 
Liverpool, who employs another 230. Both companies tell me that 
President Obama's takeover of health care is causing them to seriously 
reconsider the ability to expand and hire more employees. In fact, they 
may not survive.
  These are just two companies in eastern Ohio. What about the 
thousands of small businesses across America?
  President Obama's health care law is a government red tape tower 
that's raising health care costs, limiting access to health care, and 
it's hurting job creation at a time when we need real economic growth.

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