Claudia Tenney: “I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson), my esteemed colleague. I rise today to recognize the New Yorkers who…”

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson), my esteemed colleague. I rise today to recognize the New Yorkers who have been hit especially hard by the policies of the previous administration and ObamaCare's so-called reforms to our healthcare system. Patients have been hurt, doctors have been burdened, and families and taxpayers are being crushed by this terrible law, and its thousands of pages of onerous regulations. Our most vulnerable citizens--seniors, the hardworking middle class, and veterans--are in worse shape now in upstate New York than they were before. In New York State and across the 22nd District, patients are being denied high-quality care that they deserve and need. With higher costs, less accessible and affordable care, and mountains of red tape, this law has proven to be everything but a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Now, some deductibles are higher than a house payment, and premiums across the Nation have increased on average by 25 percent. Our families didn't sign up for this. Patients have had their plans canceled and their doctors are deemed out of network. They have fewer and worse choices than before. All the while, costs have skyrocketed with premiums and deductibles jumping by double digits and triple digits in some cases. This failed law has hurt our economy, small-business owners, and family farms while driving hundreds of thousands of jobs out of our communities.…”