I rise today on behalf of the 18,000 Nebraskans who have contacted me to express their concerns with the negative impacts of Obamacare. Rather than addressing these problems in last night's State of the Union address, the President doubled down on the failed policy. Well, the President has had his chance to speak. Now it is time for my constituents to have their voices heard. The law is hurting my constituents. It is hurting middle class families. We now know that millions of Americans have lost their private health insurance. Many who have successfully enrolled in the exchange have been forced into plans that do not meet their families' needs. These plans often cost more but cover less. Treatments, even for those battling cancer, have been delayed. We learned this month that a woman named Josie Gracchi--who was diagnosed with breast cancer--recently lost her doctors. She was forced to postpone her scheduled biopsy and follow-up treatment. The reason: Josie's insurance rolled over into a new plan in an exchange under Obamacare at the start of the New Year. Seniors are losing their trusted doctors, too. Americans are disclosing deeply personal information--including their health care histories and Social Security numbers--to a flawed website ripe for hacking. If truth in advertising rules applied to Obamacare, it would be banned as an unfair and unreliable product. Let me give you an example.…
On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
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