Candidate for Congress Calls for 1 Year Delay of Obamacare Implementation;
(Long Island, NY) Senator Lee Zeldin, candidate for U.S. Congress in New York’s First Congressional District, today released the following statement:
“In the weeks following the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, one thing has been clear: the Act is fundamentally flawed. Since day one, the implementation has been plagued by problems that will have very real consequences for the very people it’s supposed to help.
Members of Congress must take action to delay the implementation of the Affordable Care Act for a period of no less than one year. As I have said before with other government initiatives, it is important to lean forward in life, but not so much that you fall on your face.
Across the country, policies are being cancelled, employee hours are being reduced, deductibles are skyrocketing, premiums for many are increasing and individuals are no longer able to see the same doctors they know and trust. Technical difficulties have rendered the website practically useless. Access, quality and efficiency are all being compromised in a rush to implement a system that’s been broken from the start.
Enough is enough. We can do better and it starts with reassessing the process and tackling these issues head on.
I am not alone in this assertion. Last week, even U.S. Senate Democrats began calling for a delay of the individual mandate which would require uninsured individuals to enroll by March 31, 2014 or face penalties. It is absolutely unreasonable to penalize Americans who don’t purchase insurance when the primary website in place to do so is broken.
While I know fixing all of Obamacare’s problems will require a comprehensive solution, delaying the implementation process before it does irreversible damage should be the top priority for Washington.
Last week, I pointed out that the flaws of Obamacare highlight the absolute dysfunction crippling our nation’s capital. The President and Congress should delay the implementation of this broken system. Otherwise, if you like your doctor, and you want to keep your doctor, you may have to change your Congressman.”
To learn more about Senator Zeldin and his campaign for Congress, please visit www.zeldinforcongress.com.
