Rep. Waxman: GOP Has Been in ‘Frenzy’ to Discredit ObamaCare

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I had to smile at your line of questioning because everybody expected this hearing was about the website. That's all we've been hearing about is the website. But that's not the only complaint we've been hearing about since the Affordable Care Act was adopted. We were told by our Republican friends that millions of jobs would be lost and in fact there have been a gain of 7 million jobs. They said that the cost for health care would skyrocket and in fact the opposite is true. They said there would be a massive shift to part-time jobs and the evidence doesn't support that. They said tens of millions will lose their insurance. But in fact, everybody in this country is going to have access to health insurance because they won't be discriminated against. They said that it would explode the deficit and yet all of the reputable organizations like the Congressional Budget Office have told us that it's gonna save us $100 billion over ten years. So we've had a litany of objections from the Republicans about the Affordable Care Act, which has driven them to such a frenzy, they even closed the government. So now we have you before the committee and you're being asked, I suppose later you'll be asked about the website. But let me pursue this question about..."