WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act by a vote of 247 to 167. Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) released the following statement:

“Despite President Obama’s lie of the year promising the American people they could keep their health insurance plan if they liked it, millions of Americans have had their insurance cancelled because of ObamaCare. He made this promise 36 times—talk about a whopper. While there is still much work left to repair the damage of Obamacare, the Employee Health Care Protection Act protects hard working, middle class families against ObamaCare’s damaging requirements and regulations.

“Under Obama, our nation is experiencing some of the most difficult financial strains in generations—and ObamaCare has made it worse. But with the Employee Health Care Protection Act, American families would get to keep the health care they want—despite the damage of ObamaCare. While I still want to see this law repealed, allowing Kansans to keep the health insurance they like is a small step in the right direction.”