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| http://roe.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=363052 | Roe Statement on Yearlong Delay of Online Enrollment for Small Businesses | 2013-11-27 | 2013 | 2013-11 | Republican | House | TN | Phil Roe | R000582 | roe.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) released the following statement on the Obama administration’s delay in online enrollment for small businesses that want to purchase health coverage through the federally-run exchanges: “This announcement, made one day before Thanksgiving, is just further proof that Obamacare is a disaster,” said Roe. “The administration broke another promise when they said that small businesses would be able to purchase insurance coverage through the website ‘sometime in November.’” “When President Obama talked about purchasing insurance through Healthcare.gov, he said it would be similar to purchasing a television online,” Roe continued. “This is clearly not the case. You can’t force someone to purchase a product without giving them a way to do it. We’ve known for a while that Obamacare was unaffordable, but now it’s proving to be unattainable. This is unacceptable and I believe it’s unfair to leave the American people on the hook for the administration’s failure to deliver what they’ve promised. Today’s announcement is further proof that we need to provide fairness for all Americans and delay this law altogether.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |