Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership to set aside for us to visit with the American people and talk about empowering patients, not politicians. For 6 years, we have witnessed the failed rollout of the ObamaCare program. We didn't get to keep our plan that we liked, and we didn't get to keep our doctor that we had such a good relationship with. We have seen physicians leave the business. We have spent billions on duplicative, unnecessary exchanges that are now failing across this country. So I commend the Republican Study Committee, and I am proud to be a part of this group to talk about how to bring relief to the American people on the failed ObamaCare law. I still hear from constituents--even now, 6 years later, from this rolling evolution of ObamaCare--who have seen their coverage lost and their increases in healthcare costs skyrocket. This healthcare regulatory burden that we are talking about tonight has led to droves of part-time jobs instead of full-time jobs and unaffordable group plans for the people who were in a good small business group plan. This regulatory burden is on top of what has been a 6-year to 8-year crushing burden on business from many different agencies from the EPA and beyond. One constituent wrote my office after he was forced to accept an insurance plan to meet the affordable healthcare law that cost him $1,300 a month, Mr. Speaker, and he still has to meet two $2,500 deductibles before the insurance coverage kicks in.…”