Mike Haridopolos: “I thank Congressman Knott, Congressman Crank, Congressman Downing, Congressman Onder, Congresswoman Fedorchak, and also…”

“I thank Congressman Knott, Congressman Crank, Congressman Downing, Congressman Onder, Congresswoman Fedorchak, and also Congressman Moore for their comments today about the broken ObamaCare system. It is simply that; it is broken. It is the reason why they have been subsidizing a broken system for a long time, at the expense of so many Americans and so many potential innovations, as well. As this issue has been talked about very well today, I just want to remind people of where we were versus where we are. The Democrats had the opportunity to make this a permanent plan. They did not have the votes or the will to get it done. They also had the opportunity to reduce taxes on tips. They had the opportunity to reduce the taxes on overtime. They had the opportunity to reduce taxes on Social Security, all of which are earned. Those are not welfare programs. Those are programs that are earned. When they had the power, they chose to do nothing. This year, when we were passing the big, beautiful bill back in July, we had the opportunity again to reduce costs for this broken system. The Republicans put forth in this body a CSR. What happened here? They used the Byrd rule in the United States Senate to fight what would have reduced rates by 11 percent. Let's break away from this discussion about affordability. Let's talk about reality. This is purely politics. Their votes have been shown throughout the year. They care nothing about results.”