Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3350, the Keep Your Health Plan Act. President Obama's promise, if you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, is ringing hollow with some 473,000 North Carolinians whose policies have been canceled. One of those families is Leon and Liz Russell, small business owners in Waynesville, North Carolina. The Russells were notified that their $653-a-month insurance premium was going to go to $1,322 in 2014. This is a yearly increase of over $8,000. They said to me: We cannot afford to pay that. Period. What are we expected to do? For families like the Russells, the House will vote tomorrow on the Keep Your Health Plan Act which will allow millions of Americans to keep their policies without penalty. Today President Obama announced his intentions to allow insurers to keep offering canceled plans, but a 1-year delay does not make good on his promise. The President needs to be working with Congress to fix his flawed law. Mr. Speaker, we still have a broken Web site, and we still have broken promises. ____________________”