[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         THE PATIENT OPTION ACT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Broun) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, as the truth of ObamaCare 
continues to come out, we see that the promises of this administration 
are just not factual.
  ObamaCare is crushing our economy. It is killing jobs, and it is 
hurting hardworking Americans and family businesses the most.
  There is a solution. It is called the Patient OPTION Act. It is H.R. 
2900. It repeals ObamaCare in full, and it replaces it with free 
market, patient-centered reforms.
  The Patient OPTION Act is a set of reforms that will revitalize 
American health care, not through government interference but by giving 
doctors and patients full control over their dollars and their 
decisions. In fact, it is the only health care plan that completely 
removes bureaucrats from everyone's personal health care decisions.
  The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has endorsed the 
bill, and now FreedomWorks is standing behind the OPTION Act as well. 
In fact, FreedomWorks said: ``The OPTION Act stands as the best 
conservative health care reform package yet released, and it should be 
considered for a vote as the House votes on alternatives to 
ObamaCare.''
  While ObamaCare continues down the path of destruction and failure, 
the OPTION Act stands ready to provide health care relief that the 
American people want and need.
  The Patient OPTION Act will make health insurance cheaper for 
everyone, so that most Americans can buy health insurance that they 
need at a price that they can afford. It will provide access to good 
quality health care for all Americans, no matter what a person's 
financial status is or even if they have preexisting conditions, and it 
will save Medicare from going broke.
  I urge the House to vote on the Patient OPTION Act so we may put the 
final nail into the coffin that is ObamaCare and move towards real 
patient-centered care.
  I finally urge the American people to contact their Congressmen and 
their Senators to cosponsor the bill and demand from leadership a vote 
in the U.S. House and the Senate on the Patient OPTION Act.
  Through the voice of We the People, the strongest political force in 
America, we can repeal ObamaCare and replace it with true health care 
reforms that will make health insurance more affordable and accessible 
for everyone.
  I hope that the American people and my colleagues will look toward 
the OPTION Act as an example of what real patient-centered health care 
and insurance looks like and bring this bill before the House and the 
Senate for a vote immediately.

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