Ross Votes to Repeal and Replace Obamacare

Statement

U.S. Rep. Dennis A. Ross (FL-15), Senior Deputy Majority Whip, made the following statement after voting to pass the FY2017 Budget Resolution, which provides reconciliation instructions to facilitate action on the repeal of Obamacare:

"Nearly seven years after being signed into law, Obamacare clearly has failed the American people. Americans face skyrocketing premiums and soaring deductibles. In Florida alone, premiums for 2017 will increase by an average of 19.1 percent. Insurers are withdrawing from markets across the country, leaving many families with fewer choices and less access to care than they had before--the opposite of what President Obama promised. This disastrous healthcare policy passed without a single Republican vote, leaving Democrats sole ownership of this failure.

"Passing this resolution clears the way for repealing and replacing Obamacare. We will have a seamless transition toward a market-based, patient-centered healthcare system that gives Americans control and access to quality, affordable care. This is the first of several steps we will be taking to deliver relief to Americans who are struggling under this law. This is nothing short of a rescue mission. We are stepping in to do what is right--keeping our promise to the American people.

"Our health is extremely personal to each of us, and Americans deserve better than broken promises and unaffordable healthcare that is overregulated by the federal government and Washington bureaucrats. As the end of Obamacare is finally upon us, I promise to continue my fight to provide and offer viable solutions for real healthcare reform that returns healthcare decisions back to patients and their doctors."

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