Eric Burlison: “Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to address one of the most urgent issues facing the American family today, which is…”

“Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to address one of the most urgent issues facing the American family today, which is healthcare affordability. Under the Biden administration, inflation surged to levels that we haven't seen in decades, in generations, and healthcare costs rose right along with it, driving premiums, deductibles. Out-of-pocket expenses became higher and higher for families across this country. Whether you are in an employer-sponsored plan or an individual market, it doesn't matter. The entire thing has been destroyed by the Democratic Party and their schemes. For years, Washington has told the American people that if we just spend more, if we just mandate more, if we just regulate more, then healthcare will somehow become cheaper. It will become simpler and more humane. That promise clearly has failed in a spectacular way. We are watching it fail and go down in flames as we speak. The Affordable Care Act was sold as a solution. It has locked families instead into a system where premiums keep rising and deductibles keep climbing, networks shrink, and patients are left with coverage that they can't even use and bills that they can't even predict. There is no transparency in the costs of the healthcare that they are receiving. Let's be honest about where we are right now. Healthcare now consumes one-fifth of our entire economy.”