While Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber was grilled for his controversial statements, a Republican congresswoman from Wyoming told the House Oversight Committee about how her own husband struggled getting properly covered under the law before he died.
Rep. Cynthia Lummis said her husband tried several times to obtain insurance under the law, but faced setbacks that ultimately lead him to skip a test his doctor had recommended.
"We were told we were enrolled in Obamacare, and then when we filed claims we were told we were not in Obamacare," Lummis said. "Then we got it straightened out, and he filed claims and we were told once again that we were not on Obamacare."
"Well, come to find out, my husband was having chest pains at the time that he was told we were not enrolled in Obamacare and, come to find out, he didn't have all of the tests that he was advised by his physician to have."
"So, on October 24, the week before election, my husband went to sleep and never woke up," she said. "He had a massive heart attack in his sleep."
Lummis said that she didn't believe her husband died because of Obamacare. However, she did say that her husband's decision not to have that final test was due to the problems he experienced with the law.
"Let me suggest that there may be a decline in participation, and that it may not be to the benefit of the American people," she said. "I want to suggest that regardless of what happened to me personally that there have been so many glitches in the passage and implementation of Obamacare that have real life consequences on people's lives."
Lummis is more than just heartbroken--she's angry.
As she finished her story Lummis, chastised the panelists' "glibness."
"And the so-called ‘glibness’ that has been referenced today have direct consequences for real American people," she said. "So get over your damn glibness."