WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today released the following statement on the 5^th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law:

“The President promised the new health care law would address the growing costs of health care.  Well, the candles have been blown out and the smoke has cleared on the 5^th anniversary of Obamacare. As we predicted, many Americans can’t keep the care they liked and they are paying higher premiums and deductibles. The law is anything but affordable and Americans have been left with broken promises.

“It is time we repeal the law and work on new solutions to improve access to quality health care for all Americans.”

Since the health care reform debate in 2009, Senator Roberts has been an outspoken opponent of Obamacare. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Roberts fought against the flawed plan in both committees, and voted against the legislation on the Senate Floor. Senator Roberts, the co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, has supported several measures to repeal Obamacare in the five years since its enactment, and continues to support full repeal.

For more on the broken promises in Obamacare, go here.

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