Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, issued the following statement ahead of President Obama’s remarks during which he is expected to defend his health care law, just weeks before the fourth open enrollment period begins for the Obamacare exchanges.

“This afternoon, President Obama will stand up and declare victory for the ACA, but the President’s measure for success is deeply flawed and represents a view that is out-of-touch with the American people. Thirty million Americans remain uninsured, and millions of others are being forced to buy plans with premiums that cost more than a monthly mortgage payment and deductibles that leave them functionally uninsured. At the same time insurers are losing billions and fleeing the markets, causing costs to soar while consumer choice plummets.  
 
“Instead of acknowledging the problems in this law and working with Congress to remedy them, the Obama Administration continues to go to great lengths, sometimes illegally, to prop up the failing law in order to offer Americans unaffordable health care. Regardless of President Obama’s claims, there is no question that strengthening our health care system and making health care affordable for all Americans must be a top priority for the next Administration.”

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