On the recordOctober 23, 2015
I thank Chairman Price for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes. I rise today in strong support of Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. Mr. Speaker, higher costs, fewer full-time jobs, loss of insurance coverage, less access to trusted healthcare providers, those are just some of the harmful consequences stemming from the President's flawed healthcare law--a law that is wreaking havoc on families and small businesses across the country. Just this month, officials in Clay County, Tennessee, moved to close local schools due to severe budgetary challenges. According to the county director of schools, ObamaCare is ``the straw that broke the camel's back.'' This local official said it is very difficult for the school district to ``meet the mandates of the law.'' Of course, that is what school leaders, college administrators, small-business owners, and others have been saying for years. Employers, working families, teachers, and students are paying the price for the President's government takeover of health care. We have a responsibility to use every tool we have to dismantle this flawed healthcare scheme, and the bill before us today will do just that. The Education and the Workforce Committee has helped play a role in this effort. The committee recently passed a proposal that will repeal a costly and unnecessary mandate in the healthcare law, known as auto enrollment.…
