Keeping a Promise

Statement

We've heard the promise many times since 2008: "If you like your health insurance plan, you can keep it." In fact, we've heard it at least 29 times according to one report.

However, it turns out that if you like your health insurance plan, you aren't necessarily able to keep it because it may not comply with the regulations set out in Obamacare. In light of this, President Obama first tried to put an asterisk at the end of the statement last week, suggesting "What we said was you could keep it if it hasn't changed since the law was passed."

Then the White House claimed it was only five percent of Americans that were affected, so it wasn't a major concern. President Obama finally ended last week by saying he was "sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on assurances they got from me."

At the end of the day, this whole episode is yet another arrow in the quiver of reasons why this law is so ill-conceived and unworkable and should be repealed. But those Americans who are losing their health insurance and facing higher premiums for new plans are looking for help now.

That's why I am proud to cosponsor the Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350), which will reduce the burden of Obamacare for millions of Americans who like their health insurance and want to keep it, just like the President falsely promised you'd be able to. The House will act on the bill this week, and I would hope the Senate and the President would work with us to address this ongoing problem.

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