On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
I would like to thank my friend, the gentleman from Alabama, for giving me time to express the importance of repealing what has been one of the most destructive laws ever written. The intent of ObamaCare was to make health care more accessible and more affordable and, in fact, has done exactly the opposite. I have heard from hundreds of my constituents who tell me how it has impacted their lives. A friend of mine from Bountiful, their premiums have doubled--have doubled. A small business owner in the southern part of my district, who found they could not get insurance at all, their plan was entirely taken away. This law was built on a foundation of deceptions. We were told: ``If you wanted to keep your doctor, you could keep them.'' We were told: ``If you wanted to keep your plan, you could keep it.'' We were told it would reduce costs by an average of $2,500 per family. We now know that all of that is not true and that they knew at the time they passed this law that it was not true. All of us want to take care of those who have preexisting conditions; all of us want to provide insurance to the uninsured. We can do better.
