Should i respond to my Republican Congressman about Obamacare?

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For the first time, i live in a district that has a Republican congressman. I've signed up for his e-newsletters to keep tabs on what he's doing. I was so disgusted with this message below about voting against "ObamaCare," using his credentials as a doctor to speak out against how bad it is.

I don't know how to respond. While I try to keep up with all the details, most of my support for "Obamacare" is based on sharing the same values to provide more and affordable medical care for people. I don't know the details to rebut his points.

Should I even bother to respond? It would be like talking to a wall.

I wish i had the time and energy to stay informed on the finer details of politics and laws. But legislation can be so complex, and it's hard to remember and understand the fine details. Maybe politicians like it that way, makes it easier for them to spin and misrepresent. We rely on the media to provide unbiased information and they have failed miserably.

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Dear Ms. xxx,

This past weekend I had the privilege of giving the Weekly Republican Address – the Republican Party’s message that was broadcast on radio and television to millions of Americans. My address focused on something that as a medical doctor I am passionate about and I know is important to the American people - healthcare. A few years ago, President Obama and Washington Democrats insisted that The Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare – was the right solution to reform our healthcare. As a doctor, I opposed this law from the beginning because I knew it wouldn’t fix our broken healthcare system, and in fact, it would make things worse.

Watch the address to find out why by clicking here

We are seeing as Obamacare is being implemented that the promises that were made aren’t turning out to be true. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in the state, is projecting that it will have to raise premiums between 25-150% for some people. This is why I voted last week to repeal this unfortunate law so that we can lay the foundation for fixing our healthcare system through patient-centered reforms that lower costs, and improve quality and access to care.

Here’s the link again

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Sincerely,

Andy Harris, M.D.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS