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On the recordNovember 13, 2013
last week I came to the floor to discuss the negative impact that ObamaCare is having on the people of New Hampshire. I shared dozens of compelling stories from my constituents, who are telling me that they are seeing their coverage canceled and they are seeing their premiums rise. These sad stories continue to arrive in my in-box every day, and these are real people. They are having great difficulty with not only the Web site but structural problems that exist with the law itself. They deserve to have their voices heard on the floor of the Senate. I will say, as one of my constituents said to me: Lives in New Hampshire are depending on it. Last week President Obama said he was sorry to those who are now receiving cancellation notices. But a simple apology falls short because the structural problems we are now seeing with this law, including the cancellation notices that too many of my constituents are receiving, were problems that many in this Chamber, even before I got elected to the Senate, warned about before the law was passed. Here are some of the stories I want to share from people in New Hampshire and how they are being impacted by this law. Jeanne in Meredith wrote me she was diagnosed with breast cancer 2\1/ 2\ years ago. She was laid off from her job of 20 years and then went on COBRA.…
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Kelly Ayotte
Republican · New Hampshire

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