Ted Deutch: “I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I have been sitting here listening to the chairman talk about the disastrous…”

“I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I have been sitting here listening to the chairman talk about the disastrous effects of ObamaCare--destruction, devastation, chaos. I want to read some Facebook messages that I received from members of the south Florida community this week. One man wrote: Years ago, I finally scraped together enough money to buy health insurance for my family and purchased it. Months later, my wife had irregular bleeding, and we went to see her doctor. He did a pap test, and it came back normal. The bleeding stopped and life went on. Not long after, she began to bleed. Another pap test was done. Later the problem was finally diagnosed as cervical cancer. After that, I was contacted by my insurance company and told it was a preexisting condition. They dropped us, returned my premiums, and paid nothing. I was pauperized trying to pay and keep up with the surgeon for follow-up on my wife. It took years and a willingness to walk away from that debt to recover. The very talented surgeon that saved my wife's life got mostly stiffed, and the taxpayers picked up the hospital tab. We need ObamaCare. Or how about this message from a woman in Broward County: I was never able to be insured except through a group plan at work. When I stopped working due to my health, it was impossible to obtain a policy. I had tried different companies, but was rejected each time due to my congenital heart defect. I went uninsured for about 3 years.…”