Brian Babin: “I thank the gentleman for holding a Special Order on a topic that could not be more relevant than at this very time: the…”

“I thank the gentleman for holding a Special Order on a topic that could not be more relevant than at this very time: the failures of ObamaCare. As a healthcare professional myself, the elected representative of over 700,000 constituents, and the grandfather of 13, I have a duty to see that access to medical care is more affordable for the welfare of my patients, for my constituents, and for the livelihood of my children and my grandchildren. ObamaCare moved us away from the patient-centered affordable medical care--the traditional doctor-patient relationship--that we have enjoyed for well over a century. ObamaCare was designed by Washington bureaucrats who, unlike other Americans, are exempt from ObamaCare. In the last 24 hours, I have heard from nearly 1,000 of my constituents who are overwhelmingly begging me to repeal ObamaCare and replace it with a bill that restores their healthcare freedom. That is no surprise to me. I have heard from thousands of my constituents, including my own patients and my own family members, about how their premiums have skyrocketed and their deductibles have skyrocketed. They have health insurance, but they can't afford to access medical care because their deductibles are too high and their longtime family doctors are no longer accepted as providers in their new health insurance. They have to drive long distances to get to a new and different doctor in their medical plan. They have had medical care interrupted.…”