Louie Gohmert: “Well, here we are, the fifth anniversary of--well, at least this weekend--what many affectionately or disaffectionately…”

“Well, here we are, the fifth anniversary of--well, at least this weekend--what many affectionately or disaffectionately call ObamaCare. It is kind of hard to call it the Affordable Care Act because we-- many of us--know exactly how much jeopardy it has put finances for people all over the country. There are some people that are getting back enough in subsidies that they like it. It is important, I think, as a great followup to my friend from Georgia talking about the budget, to follow up and look at the predictions that were made 5 years ago about the bill that passed without a single Republican vote because we had done our homework. I did read the bill before I voted against it. I didn't have time to enmesh all of the references, the other bills that were referenced in the changes that would be made in those bills, but I could certainly tell from what was there, what I was reading in the about 2,500-page bill, that it was going to be a disaster for health care. {time} 2030 In any event, here is an article from Sam Baker, ``5 Years In, 5 Busted Predictions About Obamacare,'' March 22, 2015: When President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law 5 years ago, many Republicans essentially predicted it would grow up to be a serial killer--that seniors, Medicare, private insurance companies, jobs, and the American Dream would die by its hand. It has turned out to be far more well adjusted.…”