{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=72520144-61f7-417e-9a87-9cf9ec0a040c", "Senator Roberts Shares  Kansan\u2019s Troubles With Obamacare", "2013-11-14", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Pat Roberts", "R000307", "www.roberts.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Pat Roberts today took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to put a name and a face on the consequences of the President\u2019s new health care law by sharing the concerns of Beth from Tribune, Kansas.\r\nAccording to media reports, more Kansans are losing coverage under Obamacare than are able to sign up for it in the exchanges. In October, only 371 Kansans have signed up for coverage under the exchange while more than 9,000 Kansans have lost the plan they liked including Kansans like Beth.\r\nFor audio and video of Senator Roberts\u2019 floor statement click HERE.\r\nThe following is the text of Senator Roberts\u2019 prepared remarks:\r\n\u201cBeth from Tribune, Kansas is the single mother of a 3-year-old-son with significant physical disabilities.\r\n\u201cHer son\u2019s insurance is being cancelled the first of January.\r\n\u201cTo replace his policy with a similar plan, it\u2019s going to cost far more than the $750 monthly premium Beth pays now.\r\n\u201cShe writes, \u2018How can this be? My little boy needs health insurance\u2026Now our insurance company is telling us this policy no longer exists because it doesn't meet the government's requirements and if we'd like to get another plan it's going to cost even more for the same child to be covered.\u2019\r\n\u2018We didn't change children...it's the same child!! This doesn't make sense. We visit multiple specialists frequently and we need this insurance. It baffles me as to why this is happening. It's not rocket science...it\u2019s healthcare. Obamacare is affecting the people that need it the most and NOT in a good way\u2026It\u2019s very stressful raising a child with significant needs\u2026.I'd like to be concentrating on the health and well-being of my son and not stressing out over health insurance.\u2019\r\n\u201cFor Beth and her son, we must repeal this law.\u201d\r\nSenator Roberts is a senior member of the Senate Committee on Finance. He is the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Health. Roberts is also a key member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and is the co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus.\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=72520144-61f7-417e-9a87-9cf9ec0a040c"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.475905068218708, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}