yesterday President Obama held an event at the White House to talk about his health care law. The President said: The debate over repealing this law is over--the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. That is what President Obama said yesterday. Of course, last October President Obama said his health care law was ``the law of the land.'' Then he went ahead and changed or delayed the law more than 20 times after that--on his own, without coming to Congress. If it is the law of the land, how does he get to change the law of the land 20 times? Back on March 6, President Obama said the Democrats' health care law is ``working the way it should.'' Well, if the law is working the way it should, why do people in Wyoming keep telling me how bad the law is for them personally? Just the other day I heard from a woman in Rawlins, WY. She wrote: My husband has been self-employed at a small truck driving company servicing the oil and gas fields in [Wyoming] for over 13 years. We have always purchased individual healthcare coverage for our family of five. We currently pay $906.87 for that coverage. She said: The lowest priced ACA Bronze plan will increase our premium to $1359 per month, an increase of $452 per month--an amount we cannot currently absorb. This is not affordable. Why is [President] Obama doing this to us? That is a good question. Why are Democrats here in Washington doing this to families such as this woman's family in Wyoming?…
On the recordApril 2, 2014
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