On the recordSeptember 27, 2013
I thank the gentleman. The gentleman is absolutely correct. But it's not just Pennsylvania, and it's not just Texas. It's everywhere. People are hurting. My friends across the aisle in the last hour had commented about Republicans wanting a shutdown. We don't want a shutdown. We don't. Ted Cruz does not want a shutdown. I visited with him quite a bit yesterday. He doesn't want a shutdown. But we know the damage ObamaCare is doing not just to the economy--that's bad enough--but to people's health. Here is an email. We've gotten so many of them. Just in the short time I have, I'm trying to decide which ones to present. This one from Kaytee says: Just got notice my health care coverage options and costs will be changed. They will send out the info next month. I am one of the 26,000 part-time Home Depot employees whose hours were cut back to never exceed 29 per week. We used to do the 6-week thing. They would schedule us for 35 to 39 hours per week for 5 weeks, then cut us back in the 6th week to 25 or so and then back up again. Now it's always going to be less than 29 hours per week. I'm scared to death to see what the rate changes will be. Probably way more than I make. My doctor of 9 years is retiring this month. She is only 46 and an amazingly exceptional family medicine practitioner. Says she'll grow a garden and herd goats, but she won't be a contributing member of the insanity. She is an Indian Hindu born and raised in Canada.…
