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Louie Gohmert: I thank the gentleman from Florida. What a profound novel idea: if you take the oath, you should keep it. And that…

On the recordNovember 21, 2013
I thank the gentleman from Florida. What a profound novel idea: if you take the oath, you should keep it. And that doesn't even mean if you like it. It is just, if you take the oath, you should keep it. As my friend, Mr. DeSantis was pointing out, there are so many problems with the ObamaCare bill. And I know the President referred to the bill as ``ObamaCare'' many times and said he was proud to do so, and so I certainly don't mean any disrespect or anything like that. On the other hand, it is extremely difficult to call it the ``Affordable Care Act'' when you know it is not affordable. And a great indication of just how affordable it is came from a lady named Jessica Sanford. I heard the President at a press conference read the letter from Jessica Sanford from Washington State. And when I heard it, I thought, well, good. At least somebody has been able to find something good from ObamaCare, because in my office we have heard from so many people who have already been adversely affected. So I thought, well, great. Three hundred-plus million people in the United States, he found one person that had a letter he could read from Jessica Sanford. Then it turns out, this article from the Daily Caller on November 19: Jessica Sanford received a major shout-out last month when President Barack Obama mentioned her fan letter lauding her cheap, new ObamaCare coverage.…
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Louie Gohmert
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Nov 21, 2013

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