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Roskam

When my Congressman Peter Roskam's (IL-6th) email regarding his legislation to establish an Obamacare Watchdog popped up on my laptop, I thought it was written in secret code. It took awhile, but sure enough, I was able to decipher his meaning which I will share with others to spare them the ordeal of interpreting the Tea Party tongue used.
 
Congressman Roskam: Obamacare is wreaking havoc on Americans’ healthcare decisions
Translation:                     The 40 million without health insurance will now get to make a decision which will improve their lives         
 
Congressman Roskam: Obamacare is spiking out-of-pocket costs
Translation:                     If you believe that, then you believe greedy health insurance companies never raised rates and never refused
                                          to insure folks with pre-existing conditions and never cancelled healthy people who got sick.  
 
Congressman RoskamObamacare is forcing millions to lose their healthcare plans altogether
Translation:                     Minimum health insurance standards? Republicans don't need no stinkin' minimum health insurance
                                          standards
 
Congressman Roskam: The Obama Administration still hasn't given the public a full picture of the law as it stands today
Translation:                     It has signed up over 5 million and will never be repealed but I'm sure working hard to return to the
                                           good ol' days of ravenous health insurance profits on the bodies of the formerly uninsurable

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