Republicans put spotlight on Obamacare critics in Georgia

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Republicans put spotlight on Obamacare critics in Georgia

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-put-spotlight-obamacare-critics-georgia-220620709--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pSEm4__cIx.lz0XQa9NMHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-11-25T220620Z_1_CBRE9AO1PEO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-TECHNOLOGY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A busy screen is shown on the laptop of a Certified Application Counselor as he attempted to enroll an interested person for Affordable Care Act insurance in Miami" align="left" title="A busy screen is shown on the laptop of a Certified Application Counselor as he attempted to enroll an interested person for Affordable Care Act insurance in Miami" border="0" /></a>By Steve Norder GAINESVILLE, Georgia (Reuters) - Republicans went to the American South on Monday to press their opposition to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law in a U.S. congressional hearing that the law's supporters called a one-sided political attack. The hearing, chaired by Republican Representative Rob Woodall of Georgia, heard from witnesses picked by the panel's Republicans who said that the healthcare law - intended to help millions of uninsured and under-insured people get affordable medical insurance - actually will raise insurance costs and reduce coverage choices for many people in rural America. Michael Boyette, a 28-year-old businessman from Ellijay, Georgia, said his insurance premium was increasing by almost $200 per month for his family of three. This is not affordable to me.&quot; Supporters of the law, also known as Obamacare, complained that the hearing was merely the latest attempt by Republicans to denigrate it.</p><br clear="all"/>

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