House approval sends bill to presidents desk
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON DC - Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today released the following statement after voting for H.R. 3762 Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act.
Congressman Lamar Smith: Almost six years after ObamaCare was rammed through Congress 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the presidents health care law. It continues to be a nightmare for millions who have lost their health plans and their doctors and who have been hit with higher prices and higher deductibles for their health insurance. Republicans have persisted in our attempts to repeal replace dismantle or defund ObamaCare. This week for the first time Congress is sending a bill to the presidents desk to repeal and dismantle this failed law. This bill also reduces the deficit by more than $500 billion and eliminates all federal funding for abortion providers."
According to the
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research under ObamaCare the cost of insurance in Texas has increased by
79 percent for the average 27-year-old man and
54 percent for the average 40-year-old man. The average 27-year-old woman has seen increases of
29 percent and the average 64-year-old womans insurance has increased by
18 percent.
Congressman Lamar Smith represents the 21st District of Texas. He serves as chairman of the House Science Space & Technology Committee and is a member of the Committee on Homeland Security and the House Judiciary Committee on which he also served as chairman. Smith is founder and chairman of the House Border Security Caucus and has previously been named the most effective lawmaker in Congress
