[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  Mr. DAINES. ObamaCare--it is still a train wreck of broken promises. 
President Obama promised that the cost of premiums would go down by 
$2,500 per family. But just yesterday, Montana's insurance commissioner 
announced an average premium increase of 58 percent for Montana's 
largest provider on the exchange. And not only have premiums not gone 
down, the coverage that people get from it is unaffordable and 
unusable.
  With some deductibles at or above $9,000 per family, middle-class 
families are being priced out of the market, all the while paying for a 
policy they simply can't use. Now plans are also restricting provider 
networks and eliminating doctors from their plans, all in an attempt to 
remain solvent under ObamaCare's requirements.
  In Montana, we like to fish. Sometimes when the fishing line gets 
really tangled up, the only thing you can do is cut the line. It is 
time to cut the line with ObamaCare. It is time to clear this train 
wreck from the tracks and get our health care moving forward again.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.

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