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On the recordMay 16, 2013
My colleagues on the other side of the aisle can try as much as they would like today to distract the people from the real issue at hand. But the fact remains today that ObamaCare was bad policy when it was enacted, and it's getting worse the closer we get to its implementation. When I hear from Hoosiers in the State of Indiana, from business owners trying to run companies to seniors seeking quality care options, I hear overwhelming uncertainty and concern, and ObamaCare is the driving force. To protect Americans from this impending train wreck, I support full repeal of this law, which has been nothing more than a string of broken promises. Let's just quickly look at a few. Broken promise number one: the President claimed that he would not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficit. However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that this bill adds almost $2 trillion. After consecutive trillion-dollar deficits, our national debt is soaring towards $17 trillion. It's time to stop spending money we simply don't have. Broken promise number two: the President claimed that no family making less than $250,000 a year will see their taxes increase. However, the Joint Committee on Taxation reports that ObamaCare includes 21 new or higher taxes that will cost taxpayers roughly $1.1 trillion. I recently had the chance to tour an orthopedic manufacturing company in my district in Mishawaka, Indiana.…
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Jackie Walorski
Republican · Indiana

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