[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 98-99]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. ROTHFUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act came with a lot of 
promises. Remember the President's words in 2009, ``If you like the 
plan you have, you can keep it. If you like the doctor you have, you 
can keep your doctor, too. The only change you'll see are falling costs 
as our reforms take hold.''
  This, Mr. Speaker, was false advertising. While some may have gained 
coverage under the ACA, far too many others were harmed by the law. 
Millions of Americans lost their plans or saw their premiums and out-
of-pocket

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costs skyrocket, like the mom in my district who now has to pay $400 
for her daughter's lifesaving peanut allergy medication when it used to 
cost her $10. That is not what was promised.
  We need to empower all patients with more choice while also offering 
solutions for the uninsured and those with preexisting conditions. And 
there is a way. For decades, Republicans have proposed patient-
centered, market-based answers to our health insurance challenges.
  Today's historic vote, which is a victory over Harry Reid's 5 years 
of obstruction, gets us a step closer to real reform. I urge the 
President to sign today's bill.

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