U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett: The only true Republican alternative to Obamacare is Nothingcare

Rep.Doggett's full remarks as delivered follow below:

Mr.Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act. Like a broken record repeating the same old scratchy, sad verse, theseRepublicans cannot stop repeating their record of indifference to thehealthcare crisis. They have given up on "repeal and replace" because allthey ever cared about was the repeal part. As the party of No, this year,they have not advanced a single health care proposal as an alternative.

Ionly wish that the Affordable Health Care Act were as good as they think it isbad. But to the millions who have received refunds from insurance companymonopolies for overcharging, to the millions who are no longer denied coverageby the fine print in an insurance policy they didn't write, to the seniors whoare getting some help on their prescription drugs and preventive care, to themillions more who will be able to finally apply in October for coverage they donot have now, for the small businesses who will receive assistance in supplyingtheir employees with the coverage they have been unable to afford in the past,you know this Obamacare? It works pretty well.

Together,we could make it better. We could make it more accessible for moreindividuals, like the many people in Texas who will be denied by GovernorPerry's decision to refuse 100% of the costs of Medicaid protection. Together, we could provide more cost-effective care and do something more aboutspiraling healthcare costs. But really, the only true Republicanalternative to Obamacare is Nothingcare.

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