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On the recordJuly 17, 2013
2 weeks ago, while most Americans were busy getting ready for the Fourth of July holiday, the Obama administration made a stunning announcement about the President's signature legislative accomplishment, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The President admitted to the American people that because ObamaCare was so poorly crafted, he was delaying the enforcement of the employer mandate and would not assess fines and penalties to big companies that refused to provide insurance to their employees. The President explained that businesses could not handle ``the complexity of the requirements,'' and government bureaucrats would spend the next year simplifying the reporting rules so companies could comply. I expected that in the next paragraph he would acknowledge that American families also deserve relief because, as polls consistently reflect, they have very big problems with the requirements as well. They have concerns about the government-run health care scheme known as the exchanges. Henry Chao, the chief technical officer in charge of implementing the ObamaCare exchanges, has said: I'm pretty nervous. . . . Let's just make sure it's not a third-world experience. American families also have very grave concerns about how much ObamaCare is going to add to our national debt. The Congressional Budget Office now estimates that the cost to taxpayers over the next 10 years will be $1.8 trillion.…
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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Jul 17, 2013

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