[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         MEDIA DOES NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY ON OBAMACARE DELAY

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2014

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today may be April Fools' Day, but 
Americans are not fooled about the damaging effects of Obamacare.
  Millions of Americans continue to receive notice that their health 
insurance plans are being cancelled, while others see their premiums 
going up.
  The Administration has waived or delayed more than 30 provisions of 
the law. When will they realize the law just will not work?
  Articles in the Washington Post and the New York Times tried to cover 
for the Administration. One headline read, ``U.S. to extend sign-up 
period for insurance.'' The other headline states that the 
Administration is going to ``allow more time to enroll in health 
care.''
  What these articles fail to mention is that just two weeks earlier, 
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified before 
Congress that the deadline was not going to be extended.
  Also, it's been over 130 days since ABC's Nightline focused on 
Obamacare and the problems with the law.
  The national media should give the American people the facts, not 
tell them what to think. Only when they have all the facts can 
Americans make good decisions.

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