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ms. blackburn's questioning. it's my recollection that what the president said was that after the affordable care act was implemented that insurance premiums, people would save $2400 a year. opposed to what they would have been spending, compared to what they would have been spending if it weren't for passage of the affordable care act. is that your rex length of what he said? >> that's my understanding, yes. >> not that people's insurance could cost $24 less. >> that's my understanding, correct. >> in fact, has has been alluded to earlier in the various questioning, health care costs are rising at a much lower rate than they have historically. so while the numbers may not be precise, there's evidence to suggest that the president was actually correct in that insurance would have cost more if it weren't for the affordable care act? >> i think there's no question about that, and i think it's also true that many americans are seeing actual reductions in what they are paying over what they were paying. not every ame

ms. jenkins, the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley, the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, and the gentlewoman from california, mrs. capps, each will control 10 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from tennessee, mrs. blackburn. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. madam speaker, i come to the floor today in strong support of h.r. 7, the no taxpayer funding for abortion and abortion insurance disclosure act. this legislation is written with the same simple principle that has been supported on a bipartisan basis for decades. no taxpayer dollars should be spent on abortions and abortion coverage. h.r. 7 establishes a permanent government-wide prohibition on taxpayer subsidies for abortion. this bill is all the more necessary because of the president's health care law and its attack on this longstanding protection of taxpayer dollars. for example, the health care law's premium subsidies can be used to purchase coverage on exchanges that include coverage of abortion. the a.c.a. breaks with the tradition of the hyde amendment , which has ensured that fede