Mike Collins: “7 years ago, our friends across the aisle put partisan interests above the health of the American people, and we are…”

“7 years ago, our friends across the aisle put partisan interests above the health of the American people, and we are seeing the results of that today. In fact, a small- business owner from Missouri says: I recall the days before the ACA when we would receive a 2- inch notebook that contained multiple quotes from different health insurance companies. Now our options are listed on a single legal-sized sheet of paper. We only received three quotes for 2017, and just two of them were adequate for our region. In 2013, our insurance cost $180,000 for 92 lives with a $2,000 deductible. In 2016, we paid $252,000 for just 61 lives who face a $5,000 deductible. Our options are dwindling, our costs are skyrocketing, and our employees are ultimately suffering because of the ACA. Again, a defense of the defenseless or a positive solution for America; that is what we are offering. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore).”