Tim Walberg: “For 7 years, I have heard story after story from people in my district about how the Affordable Care Act is anything but…”

“For 7 years, I have heard story after story from people in my district about how the Affordable Care Act is anything but affordable. Families and small businesses are paying more for less, and insurers are dropping out of the marketplaces, leaving behind fewer options. Government-run health care isn't working, and we are repealing and replacing ObamaCare like we promised our constituents we would do. The American Health Care Act is the first step of a three-step process to repair our broken healthcare system. This bill moves power away from Washington and puts doctors and patients at the center of their healthcare decisions. It reforms and strengthens Medicaid and gives States the flexibility to innovate and best meet the needs of their citizens. This patient-centered approach will bring costs down, increase choice and competition, and provide important protections for patients with preexisting conditions. Mr. Speaker, these are the types of things we promised, and doing nothing is not an option. May I remind my colleague from the other side of the aisle: I have seen those numbers. My constituents will not simply walk away and do nothing just because the other side says that they will be uncovered. Now they will have a choice. Those thousands of people will not walk away. They will choose something better for them. There will be thousands of people that have insurance that covers their needs, and not what, Mr. Speaker, my colleague says they will do.…”