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| http://roby.house.gov/roby-news/alabama-congressional-republicans-united-yes-vote-keep-your-healthcare-act | Alabama congressional Republicans united in 'yes' vote for Keep Your Healthcare Act | 2013-11-15 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Republican | House | AL | Martha Roby | R000591 | roby.house.gov | legacy | Alabama's five Republican representatives all voted in favor Friday of a plan allowing insurers to continue to offer existing health coverage even if they don't meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act. The Keep Your Healthcare Act passed on a vote of 261-157 with 39 Democrats joining all but four Republicans supporting the bill introduced by Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. Reps. Martha Roby, Mo Brooks, Mike Rogers, Spencer Bachus and Robert Aderholt voted in favor of the bill. Alabama's only Democratic representative, Terri Sewell, voted against the measure that would allow insurance providers to continue to offer cheaper plans purchased or substantially altered since the ACA was passed three years ago. President Obama warned he would veto the bill if it reaches his desk. On Thursday, the president said an administrative fix allowing a one-year grace period in which people will be able to keep their existing insurance coverage will solve the issue of policy cancellations that has plagued the ACA since its Oct. 1 rollout. Roby said the bipartisan passage of the bill would "hold the president to his promise that 'if you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health plan. Period." "This is an issue on which many Republicans and Democrats can find common ground. The 'Keep Your Health Plan Act' won't fix every problem with Obamacare, but it will offer real choices and peace of mind to Americans affected by these changes," she said. Bachus said the bill provides relief to people in danger of losing their current coverage but emphasized the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is fundamentally flawed and needs to be replaced. "Obamacare is one of the biggest political fiascos that I have ever seen. It was always a big government 'solution' and we know those do not work," Bachus said. "The basic structure of Obamacare is unsound and the lasting answer is to replace it with common sense reforms that will improve affordability and accessibility without putting federal bureaucrats in Washington in charge of your private health care." The Senate will now take up its version of the bill. Introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, the bill has garnered support from several Democratic senators. The bill has 43 co-sponsors, including Alabama Sens. Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions. Rogers called on the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass the bill and send it to the president. "Americans are suffering because of the Obamacare disaster, and I will continue to work to repeal it. Since the Senate refuses to accept reality that the law is broken, I hope they will quickly act on this bill to help bring some relief to hard-working Americans being hurt by rising healthcare premiums and the loss of their health plans," Rogers said. To read this article on the publication's website, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |