Political Quotes

“In addition to being bad for business's bottom line, ObamaCare is placing a tremendous financial burden on American families. The President claimed his health care law would reduce the cost of health care, but the average family has seen a $2,500 premium increase since the law's passage--and now that the law is being fully implemented, that number is set to soar even higher. One of my constituents, Carrie, emailed me to tell me she may have to take a part-time job to afford the health care premium she was quoted for a family of 6. That is a part-time job on top of the two part-time jobs she already works and the full-time job her husband works. Another constituent, Matt from Rapid City, SD, emailed to tell me his insurance has gone up 60 percent. Meanwhile, his wife's hours at work have been reduced below the ObamaCare full-time threshold of 30 hours. ``We have had to cut back on basic needs,'' he told me. Terry contacted me to tell me his insurance policy was cancelled, and that he was offered a replacement policy for twice the cost of his original policy. ``Now \1/4\ of my salary will go to my insurance.'' That is a quarter of his salary. Is this the affordable care Americans were promised? Democrats claim they want to grow the economy, but what do they think happens to the economy when businesses aren't growing and people aren't spending?…”