Obamacare

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the 3.5 million people who have, to date, lost their health care coverage thanks to ObamaCare and in support of the reported 10 million Americans who could lose their coverage between now and the end of the year.

Mr. Speaker, President Obama promised again and again that Americans who liked their health care plans would be able to keep them. Well, we know now that is simply not the case.

In my hometown of Ooltewah, Tennessee, Lynn Davis, who moved to Tennessee to care for her elderly parents, had health care coverage she liked and could afford. Now her plan is going away, and she is likely to be paying as much as $300 more per month. That is an additional $3,600 per year for something she doesn't want and doesn't need.

Mr. Speaker, this isn't right. Our economy is struggling enough as it is. The last thing the American people need is an additional financial burden thrust on them by the Federal Government. ObamaCare needs to go. But at the very least, the President needs to accept the Keep Your Health Plan Act and uphold his promise to the American people.

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