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Ted Poe: I appreciate the gentleman yielding some time. Earlier this morning, I was reading some emails and Facebook posts on my…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2013
I appreciate the gentleman yielding some time. Earlier this morning, I was reading some emails and Facebook posts on my Facebook from people with the question that I asked: How does ObamaCare affect you? We ran out of time earlier this morning. Unlike the Senate, we can't talk until we're through talking, as you know. I'm going to read a few more of those in the next few minutes from some of these folks that I received comments from in my district and people on Facebook this morning. Tonya told me: My family's insurance premiums have tripled since ObamaCare was signed into law. I'm not sure how much longer I will be able to keep it. Pam says: The huge chemical plant my husband works for has made changes to his benefits package, which include higher deductibles, co-pays, and loss of some prescription drug benefits--all done in the anticipation and implementation of the health care act. He works hard, I am a public school teacher, and we want to send our daughter to her dream school upon graduation this year: the University of Texas. Mr. Gohmert and I may have a disagreement on that. Anyway, they want to send their daughter to the University of Texas, and she continues: More coming out of our pockets for health insurance means less available for college. Please help. Shannon says that because of ObamaCare: Premium doubled, all co-pays went up. So I had to change employers because of the law. Brandy: I am the finance manager for a non-profit company with 16 employees.…
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Sep 27, 2013

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