[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7823]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               AMERICAN FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD OBAMACARE

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, two-thirds of the uninsured say they may 
not purchase insurance under ObamaCare. A new survey of the uninsured 
says only 19 percent will opt for coverage by January 1, meaning that 
only the sickest will buy insurance, driving up the cost of health care 
for all of us.
  In fact, 61 percent expect their health care costs to go up as a 
result of ObamaCare. You may recall that earlier this year a Federal 
analysis estimated that the cheapest health insurance plan available 
for a family in 2016 will cost no less than $20,000 a year per family.
  And it's not just the uninsured who are filled with uncertainty about 
ObamaCare. More than two-thirds of small business owners surveyed by 
the U.S. Chamber say ObamaCare will make it harder for them to hire 
more employees. Many are busily converting employees to part-time as we 
speak.
  American families cannot afford ObamaCare. It must be repealed, just 
as I and my Federal Republicans, and even some Democrats, have voted to 
do.

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