Political Quotes

“I have come to the floor many times over the past several months to outline the problems that we are facing with the rollout of the ObamaCare law, problems that my constituents are facing, as are people all across the country. While it is important to discuss the generic and macro effects of this law--and we see it unrolling before us every day--it is also important to understand what the direct effects are on people at a personal level. Last week, during our break, I traveled throughout Indiana and talked to a number of people. Many of them came up to me voluntarily to tell me the effects of the confusing, complex, and seemingly intractable aspects of ObamaCare. Let me read for the record just a couple of statements that were made. An email that I received from Daniel in Elkhart, IN, summarizes the experiences of hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers and millions of Americans are having with the Web site alone. He wrote: I have tried for two weeks to apply through the marketplace, only to electronically sign my application and be kicked back to my profile page. This is the most bizarre system I have ever experienced. If a company put a business Web site together like this, they would go out of business. Anthony in Indianapolis shared similar concerns. He said: I have been unable to get through the healthcare.gov Web site. My wife must notify our insurance company by November 15 if she will keep her existing plan . . .…”