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Scott Walker: If you listened closely there, Representative Hill talked about some of the premiums increasing. If you think back 6, 7…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
If you listened closely there, Representative Hill talked about some of the premiums increasing. If you think back 6, 7, even 8 years ago, even part of the original campaign talking about the Affordable Care Act, this ObamaCare, we think about three promises--we have all heard them--you can keep your doctor, you can keep your healthcare plan, and premiums are going down. Specifically one that stands out more was the premiums going down $2,500. My Democratic friends want to ignore some of those numbers, but here are the facts: In 2014, premiums increased across the board 37 percent; 2015, again, last year, 25 percent. In fact, in some States, it is out of sight. In my home State of North Carolina, it is 40 percent. But in some places, in Arizona, it is as high as 116 percent. So the process of working to put this together, the RSC plan and the repeal and replace, who better than to have people that have experience in this? There is maybe nobody better in the House who has the insurance background than our friend, Representative Austin Scott from Georgia's Eighth District. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott).
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Jan 11, 2017

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