[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1856]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            OBAMACARE REPEAL

  (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, what a wonderful 
opportunity to set the record straight.
  I rise today to applaud my colleagues in the House for passing H.R. 
596 on Tuesday which repeals ObamaCare in its entirety. This bill also 
instructs committees to pass solutions that are patient-centered, free 
market alternatives because ObamaCare is unaffordable.
  I hear it when I am at my son's football games or when I go to the 
grocery stores: it is important to Americans that Members up here in 
Washington are listening to and fighting for them on this issue because 
the President refuses to.
  Today, in Thomas County, in south Georgia, a $3,500 deductible will 
cost a 25-year-old $333 a month, and it will cost a 60-year-old $900 a 
month. $900 for a $3,500 deductible, that is more like a mortgage 
payment where I come from. This is the solution that according to the 
President--the Democrats--that is affordable? Well, it is not 
affordable, and it is hurting people.
  I am proud to cochair a task force of conservative Members who are 
working towards a patient-centered, free market alternative that 
respects the freedom of the American citizens.

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