Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015

Floor Speech

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Mr. MOOLENAAR. Mr. Speaker, as the chairman mentioned, today we are
voting to repeal some of the burdensome taxes and mandates the Obama
administration has placed on hardworking Americans with this healthcare
law.

Today we have the opportunity to vote in a bipartisan way to end the
individual mandate, the employer mandate, the medical device tax, the
Cadillac tax, the slush fund, and the auto enrollment mandate.

The Affordable Care Act has proven to be unaffordable for millions of
Americans who lost the coverage they enjoyed and must now pay higher
premiums. Already hardworking families in my district have been told
about the rate hikes that will make the healthcare premiums that they
pay more expensive this next year.

Today we are repealing mandates. But, unfortunately, we are not, in
this legislation, able to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board
that determines which treatments Americans are allowed to have or the
health insurance tax that eliminates consumer choice and access.

Today this is a positive step toward a system of patient-centered
alternatives, with lower premiums that allow individuals to choose the
coverage they want.

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