| 00:00:00 | CONGRESSWOMAN JORDAN, WHO BELIEVED IN THIS CONSTITUTION WITHOUT QUESTION. |
| 00:00:03 | I MENTIONED THE 14TH AMENDMENT. |
| 00:00:05 | I NOW MENTION THE FIFTH AMENDMENT. |
| 00:00:08 | FIRST OF ALL, THE COMMERCE CLAUSE COVERS THIS BILL BUT THE FIFTH AMENDMENT SPEAKS SPECIFICALLY TO DENYING SOMEONE THEIR LIFE AND LIBERTY WITHOUT DUE PROCESS. |
| 00:00:18 | THAT IS WHAT H.R. 2 DOES. AND I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO IT. |
| 00:00:20 | AND I RISE IN OPPOSITION BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PRESERVE LIVES AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT 40 MILLION-PLUS ARE UNINSURED. |
| 00:00:28 | IN MY OWN COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, THIS BILL WILL ALLOW SOME 800,000 UNINSURED MEMBERS OF HARRIS COUNTY, CITIZENS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TO BE INSURED IN TEXAS. |
| 00:00:41 | IN ADDITION, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, AS MANY OTHER STATES, HAVE ALREADY BEGUN IMPLEMENTING THIS BILL, THE PATIENT PROTECTION BILL, GLADLY SO AND SAYING IT WILL HELP SAVE LIVES AND PROVIDE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THEIR STATES. |
| 00:00:54 | CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS MORE UNCONSTITUTIONAL THAN TAKING AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA THEIR FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, THEIR 14TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THE RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW? |
| 00:01:06 | I KNOW THAT MR. |
| 00:01:07 | LAMB, WHO SUFFERS FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA, WITH HIS FAMILY, MRS. |
| 00:01:10 | BETTY, WHEN HAD TO GO TO THE E. |
| 00:01:11 | R. ROOM IN TEXAS BECAUSE NO INSURANCE, MR. |
| 00:01:13 | SMITH WHO WAS ON DIALYSIS, OR MR. |
| 00:01:16 | FIELDS WHOSE MOTHER COULDN'T GET DENTAL CARE, I KNOW THEY WOULD QUESTION WHY WE'RE TAKING AWAY THEIR RIGHTS. |
| 00:01:22 | TODAY WE STAND BEFORE THIS BODY, WE BEG OF THEM TO ASK THEMSELVES WHETHER THIS IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS OR ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
| 00:01:32 | I'M PREPARED TO STAND, EXTEND A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP. |
| 00:01:35 | STANDING ON THE CONSTITUTION TO ENABLE US TO PROVIDE FOR ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. |
| 00:01:41 | THIS BILL HAS BEEN VETTED, THIS BILL IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND IT PROTECTS THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ASK THE QUESTION, MUST I DIE, MUST MY CHINA CHILD DIE BECAUSE I AM NOW -- CHILD DIE BECAUSE I AM NOW DISALLOWED FROM GETTING INSURANCE? |
| 00:02:01 | THIS IS ABOUT YOUR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR. |
| 00:02:03 | THIS IS ABOUT CLOSING THE DOUGHNUT HOLE THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO BE ABLE TO GET DISCOUNTS ON YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE AVOIDED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR RENT AND YOU HAVE TO BUY YOUR FOOD. |
| 00:02:14 | TEXAS, A BIG STATE, HAS ALREADY SAID THROUGH A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, WE NEED THIS BILL. |
| 00:02:21 | AND WE HOPE THAT THOSE WHO COME FROM OUR STATE AND MANY OTHER STATES WILL NOT VOTE AGAINST THE PROTECTION OF PATIENTS, VOTE AGAINST H. |
| 00:02:31 | R. 2 AND PROVIDE YOURSELF WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION. |
| 00:02:34 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:02:35 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM TEXAS. |
| 00:02:37 | MR. SMITH: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:02:39 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:02:42 | MR. |
| 00:02:43 | SMITH: MADAM SPEAKER, THE DEMOCRATS' HEALTH CARE BILL SQUANDERS HEALTH CARE RESOURCES AND TAXPAYER MONEY BY ENCOURAGING WASTEFUL, DEFENSIVE MEDICINE. |
| 00:02:49 | IT EXPLICITLY PREVENTS STAGE FROM MAKING ANY -- STATES FROM MAKING LEGAL REFORMS UNDER ITS PROVISIONS AND EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS TO SUE DOCTORS WHO DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG. |
| 00:03:02 | AND IT LIMITS THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORS WHEN PATIENTS NEED THEM MOST. |
| 00:03:05 | IN FACT, ONE PARTICULARLY COSTLY PART OF OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS THE PRACTICE OF SO-CALLED DEFENSIVE MEDICINE WHICH OCCUR WHEN IS DOCTORS ARE FORCED BY THE THREAT OF LAWSUITS TO CONDUCT TESTS AND PRESCRIBE DRUGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICALLY REQUIRED. |
| 00:03:20 | A SURVEY RELEASED LAST YEAR FOUND DEFENSIVE MEDICINE IS PRACTICED BY VIRTUALLY ALL PHYSICIANS. |
| 00:03:26 | LAWSUIT ABUSE DOES MORE THAN MAKE MEDICAL CARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE, IT DRIVES DOCTORS OUT OF BUSINESS. |
| 00:03:33 | DOCTORS WHO ESPECIALLYIZE IN INHERENTLY HIGH-RISK FIELDS ARE LEAVING THEIR PRACTICES AND HOSPITALS ARE SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE THEIR HIGH EXPOSURE TO LIABILITY MAKES LAW SUIT -- LAWSUIT SHINE INSURANCE UNAFFORDABLE AND IT CAN HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. |
| 00:03:49 | HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS MAY DIE ANNUALLY FOR LACK OF DOCTORS. |
| 00:03:53 | MADAM SPEAKER, THE DEMOCRATS' HEALTH CARE LAW WILL PRODUCE MORE LITIGATION AND LESS EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:04:00 | THAT IS WHY IT SHOULD BE REPEALED. |
| 00:04:02 | I'LL YIELD BACK. |
| 00:04:04 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. |
| 00:04:31 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI, MR. |
| 00:04:33 | GRAVES, AND THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK, MR. |
| 00:04:36 | VELAZQUEZ, WILL EACH CONTROL 20 MINUTES. |
| 00:04:39 | THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:04:42 | MR. |
| 00:04:43 | GRAVES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:04:44 | MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:04:46 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:04:48 | GRAVE GRAVE THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:04:50 | MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF H. |
| 00:04:52 | R. 2, LEGISLATION TO REPEAL THE JOB-DESTROYING HEALTH CARE LAW THAT WAS RUSHED THROUGH CONGRESS LAST YEAR. |
| 00:04:55 | THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE REPEATEDLY VOICED THEIR FRUSTRATION OVER THE WAY THE HEALTH CARE LAW PUT THE AMERICAN -- OR PUT THE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS. |
| 00:05:03 | THEY HAVE PROTESTED THIS LAW, THEY HAVE DEMANDED THAT REFORM OF OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOCUS NOT ON BIGGER GOVERNMENT, NOT ON MORE BUREAUCRAT, BUT ON TARGETING COMMONSENSE CHANGES THAT ENCOURAGE COMPETITION AND BETTER CHOICES. |
| 00:05:20 | INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE, WASHINGTON GAVE THEM A LAW THAT PILES MORE THAN $500 BILLION IN TAX INCREASES ON FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:05:27 | THIS WILL FORCE AS MUCH AS 80% OF ALL SMALL BUSINESSES TO GIVE UP THEIR CURRENT COVERAGE AND COULD COST OUR ECONOMY $1. |
| 00:05:33 | 6 MILLION -- 1. |
| 00:05:35 | 6 MILLION JOBS, ONE MILLION OF WHICH COULD COME FROM SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:05:38 | ALL OF THESE NEW REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS INCLUDED IN THE LAW WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HIRE NEW WORKERS, EXPAND THEIR OPERATIONS AND OFFER COMPETITIVE WAGES. |
| 00:05:47 | WITH UNEMPLOYMENT STILL HOVERING ABOVE 9%, FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES CANNOT AFFORD MORE REGULATIONS AND RED TAPE FROM WASHINGTON. |
| 00:05:54 | IT'S GOING TO MAKE JOBS MORE SCARCE AND FURTHER SLOW OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. |
| 00:05:58 | MY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES AND I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE TO CRAFT A BETTER BILL WHEN THIS WAS PUSHED THROUGH. |
| 00:06:04 | AND WAS DISAPPOINTED THAT RATHER THAN LISTENED TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, THOSE IN CHARGE WHEN THIS WAS PUSHED THROUGH CHOSE TO PUT A COMPLETELY PARTISAN, WILDLY UNPOPULAR BILL THROUGH THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. |
| 00:06:15 | WE NOW HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT BY REPEALING THIS LAW AND REPLACING IT WITH MEANINGFUL REFORMS THAT WILL CUT COSTS AND INCREASE ACCESS WITHOUT CREATING BIG PROBLEMS FOR BUSINESSES OR PILING MORE UNSUSTAINABLE DEBT ON FUTURE GENERATIONS. |
| 00:06:29 | I URGE FRIENDS AND MEMBERS TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND REPEAL THIS LEGISLATION AND JOIN ME IN IMPLEMENTING BETTER SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING OUR NATION'S HEALTH CARE STIM -- SYSTEM. |
| 00:06:39 | I'LL RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:06:41 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:06:45 | THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:06:46 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. |
| 00:06:49 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 00:06:51 | MS. |
| 00:06:52 | VELAZQUEZ: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:06:55 | I RISE IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY. |
| 00:06:58 | AS WE BEGIN THE 112TH CONGRESS, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT ONE OF THE FIRST BILLS BEFORE THIS BODY IS MORE ABOUT POLITICS THAN POIM. |
| 00:07:09 | THIS BILL WILL NOT HELP A SINGLE SMALL BUSINESS SECURE A LOAN, OPEN A NEW MARKET FOR ITS PRODUCTS OR INVEST BACK NITS OPERATIONS. |
| 00:07:22 | -- BACK IN ITS OPERATIONS. |
| 00:07:25 | THE OTHER SIDE ACKNOWLEDGES THIS LEGISLATION IS GOING NOWHERE. |
| 00:07:28 | IT IS IRONIC THIS GRANDSTANDING OCCURS WHEN HEALTH INSURANCE CONTINUES TO BE A TOP CHALLENGE FACING SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:07:38 | OVER THE LAST DECADE, SMALL EMPLOYERS HAVE SEEN THEIR PREMIUMS RISE BY OVER 114% WITH NO SIGN OF RELIEF. |
| 00:07:47 | IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE HOW REPEAL WILL HELP SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:07:52 | IN FACT, IT COULD DO SIGNIFICANT HARM. |
| 00:07:57 | THE BILL BEFORE US TODAY IMPOSES A $40 BILLION TAX INCREASE BY ELIMINATINGING CRITICAL SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS. |
| 00:08:08 | THESE HAVE ALREADY HELPED SECURE COSTS AND REDUCED AND INCREASED COVERAGE RATES BY NEARLY 12% IN THE PAST YEAR. |
| 00:08:18 | REPEAL WILL ALSO ELIMINATE CHOICES FOR ENTREPRENEURS. |
| 00:08:23 | CURRENTLY IN THE MAJORITY OF STATES THE TWO LARGEST INSURERS HAVE A COMBINED MARKET SHARE OF 70% OR MORE. |
| 00:08:32 | BY DOING AWAY WITH REFORMS THAT ESTABLISH NEW HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETS, IT WILL LIMIT SMALL BUSINESSES' ABILITY TO SECURE COVERAGE. |
| 00:08:43 | SMALL BUSINESSES ALREADY PAY 20% MORE THAN THEIR CORPORATE COUNTERPARTS AND THE LAWS OF NEW SAFEGUARDS WILL COMPOUND THIS PROBLEM. |
| 00:08:56 | BECAUSE OF HEALTH REFORM, INSURERS ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO RAISE RATES ARBITRARILY WITHOUT EXPLAINING WHY. |
| 00:09:04 | THEY CANNOT DENY COVERAGE BASED ON A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR BECAUSE AN EMPLOYEE GETS SICK. |
| 00:09:13 | PASSAGE OF THIS BILL WILL ALSO STRIP NEW PROTECTIONS THAT PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESSES WE HAVE HEARD HOW IMPORTANT REFORMS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION. |
| 00:09:29 | THEY SAY FOR THIS REASON, THE HOUSE WILL START FROM SCRATCH AND ENACT A NEW HEALTH CARE LAW. |
| 00:09:37 | HOWEVER, WHEN REPUBLICANS WERE IN CONTROL OF BOTH CHAMBERS AND HELD THE OTHER OFFICE, THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR SOLUTIONS FOR NEARLY A DECADE AND YET, NOTHING HAPPENED. |
| 00:09:50 | IN THE MEANTIME, SMALL BUSINESSES SAW THEIR EMPLOYEES' PREMIUMS RISE BY AN AVERAGE OF $700 EVERY SINGLE YEAR. |
| 00:10:02 | SMALL BUSINESSES PAY NEARLY $14,000 FOR A POLICY THAT COST $6,500 IN 2000. |
| 00:10:11 | WHY SHOULD SMALL BUSINESSES BELIEVE THEY CAN DELIVER ON A PROMISE THIS TIME? |
| 00:10:18 | WHILE OUR ECONOMY HAS ADDED NEARLY 400,000 JOBS OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, MORE MUST BE DONE. |
| 00:10:26 | WE MUST CONTINUE TO CONFRONT THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH COVERAGE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT VOTING FOR TODAY'S BILL WILL NOT DO THAT. |
| 00:10:35 | I URGE MEMBERS TO OPPOSE THE BILL AND I URGE THE NEW LEADERSHIP TO FIND MEANINGFUL WAYS TO ADDRESS THIS NATION'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. |
| 00:10:47 | I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:10:49 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:10:53 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:10:54 | >> I WOULD YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. |
| 00:11:00 | MR. |
| 00:11:01 | MULVANEY: I RISE IN FAVOR OF H. |
| 00:11:02 | R. 2 AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW BAD THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION IS FOR SMALL BUSINESS. |
| 00:11:10 | THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE BILL THAT THIS CONGRESS PASSED LAST YEAR HAS AN INP SENTTIVE FOR BUSINESSES TO GO FROM 50 TO 49. |
| 00:11:22 | INCENTIVE TO GO FROM 25 EMPLOYEES TO FEWER AND DISINCENTIVE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO GO. |
| 00:11:28 | A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES LESS BECAUSE THE TAX CREDITS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR GOES AWAY AS YOU PAY YOUR FOLKS MORE. |
| 00:11:39 | IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE FOLKS WHO WROTE THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION LAST YEAR HAVE NO IDEA HOW SMALL BUSINESS WORKS OR DON'T CARE. |
| 00:11:47 | EITHER WAY THE CURRENT HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION IS A COMPLETE DISASTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS THIS YEAR SHOULD BE REPEALING THE EXISTING HEALTH CARE AND PASSING OF H. |
| 00:11:57 | R. 2. AND I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:11:59 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:12:05 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD AS MUCH TIME AS NECESSARY. |
| 00:12:07 | IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS A RESULT OF THIS REPEAL LEGISLATION, SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WILL SEE A TAX INCREASE OF $540 MILLION. |
| 00:12:19 | WITH THAT, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM, MR. |
| 00:12:27 | CICILLINE. |
| 00:12:28 | MR. CICILLINE: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. |
| 00:12:31 | I RISE IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO H. |
| 00:12:34 | R. 2. IF WE REPEAL, THE FOLLOWING THINGS WILL HAPPEN, CHILDREN WITH PRE-EXISTING DISEASES WILL BE DENIED COVERAGE AND PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 26 WILL BE DENIED. |
| 00:12:47 | SENIORS WILL PAY MORE AND SMALL BUSINESSES WILL PAY 20% MORE THAN THEIR CORPORATE COUNTERPARTS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. |
| 00:12:56 | SMALL BUSINESSES WOULD LOSE THE INCENTIVE FOR PROVIDING COVERAGE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND UP TO 50% TAX CREDIT WHICH HAS INCREASED COVERAGE OF SMALL FIRMS BY MORE THAN 10% AND WOULD USE THAT TAX CREDIT TO HIRE ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:13:15 | THIS LAW ESTABLISHES CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, INCENTIVIZES WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHES COST CONTROLS AND COST-CUTTING EXCHANGES. |
| 00:13:22 | FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, THAT MEANS DRIVING DOWN THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS. |
| 00:13:33 | SMALL BUSINESSES PAY 18% MORE THAN THAN LARGE BUSINESSES FOR THE SAME COVERAGE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS HAVE GONE UP THREE TIMES FASTER THAN WAGES IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. |
| 00:13:44 | I WOULD JUST -- I ASK FOR 15 SECONDS. |
| 00:13:50 | SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS ARE CRITICAL TO PROVIDING SMALL BUSINESSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:13:58 | WE MADE A PROMISE TO THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES TO MAKE IT YEES EASIER TO THRIVE AND THIS IS THE FIRST GOOD STEP AND I URGE TO VOTE AGAINST THIS REPEAL. |
| 00:14:11 | >> I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM TENNESSEE FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:14:18 | MR. |
| 00:14:19 | FLEISCHMANN: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE REPEAL OF OBAMACARE. |
| 00:14:23 | THIS IS MY FIRST SPEECH ON THE FLOOR AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND I THOUGHT IT ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT IT BE ON THIS TOPIC, A TOPIC I CAMPAIGNED HARD ON AND A TOPIC I BELIEVE STRONGLY IN. |
| 00:14:34 | WE MUST REPEAL THIS HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION. |
| 00:14:36 | AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER FOR THE PAST 24 YEARS, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE KIND OF DAMAGE THIS LEGISLATION WOULD DO TO AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS IF IT IS ALLOWED TO BE PUT IN PLACE. |
| 00:14:49 | THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS RESEARCH FOUNDATION CONDUCTED A STUDY THAT SHOWED THE EMPLOYER MANDATE FOUND IN OBAMACARE COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF 1. |
| 00:14:59 | 6 MILLION JOBS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND 66% OF THOSE LOST JOBS WOULD COME FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS WORK FORCE. |
| 00:15:06 | THAT SAME STUDY SHOWED THAT SMALL BUSINESSES WOULD LOSE ROUGHLY $113 BILLION IN OUTPUT. |
| 00:15:17 | AS A MEMBER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, I PROMISE TO USE MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO FIGHT EVERY DAY FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS EVERYWHERE. |
| 00:15:26 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:15:28 | MR. |
| 00:15:29 | FLEISCHMANN: STARTING TONIGHT, WE MUST REPEAL OBAMACARE AND I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:15:34 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA. |
| 00:15:37 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. |
| 00:15:40 | >> I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS BILL, EVEN BEFORE THE RECESSION, MY STATE, NORTH CAROLINA, WAS LOSING ONE WAVE OF JOBS AFTER ANOTHER IN OUR TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES AND WE HAVE NEEDED THE ENERGY AND JOB CREATION THAT COMES FROM SMALL BUSINESS, FROM PEOPLE LEAVING JOBS WHETHER JUMPED OR PUSHED AND STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESS. |
| 00:16:04 | HALF OF OUR ECONOMY IS GENERATED BY SMALL BUSINESS AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE 75% OF NEW JOBS. |
| 00:16:12 | BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO STATE HIGH RISK POOLS, THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL PASSED LAST YEAR WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS WITHOUT WORRYING THEY ARE GOING TO LOSE HEALTH CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BUY HEALTH INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:16:36 | ONE OF THE GREATEST FRUSTRATIONS, TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING AFFORDABLE AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU BOUGHT AND YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES GETS SICK OR HURT. |
| 00:16:46 | THE BILL PASSED LAST YEAR, THE LEGISLATION WILL MAKE IT AFFORDABLE. |
| 00:16:52 | IT WILL PROVIDE TAX CREDITS TO 35% FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE AND WILL GO UP TO 50%. |
| 00:16:59 | THAT WILL INCREASE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AMONG SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT AND THEY WILL KNOW WHAT THEY GOT, INSURANCE THAT REALLY COVERS WHAT IT OUGHT TO COVER AND NOT FILLED WITH SMALL PRINT EXCEPTIONS OF ONE KIND OF CARE AFTER ANOTHER, ONE CONDITION AFTER ANOTHER. |
| 00:17:17 | EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO GET THE CARE THEY NEED. |
| 00:17:20 | REFORM HAS FREED PEOPLE TO WANT TO START A BUSINESS, DO IT WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF SHAPE THAT'S GOING TO LEAVE THEM IN AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE AGAINST THIS BILL, TO PUT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES BACK IN THE UNCERTAIN LAND. |
| 00:17:41 | THANK YOU. I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:17:42 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:17:45 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:17:46 | >> I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE, GENTLELADY FROM WASHINGTON. |
| 00:17:56 | MR. |
| 00:17:57 | BUTTERFIELD: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS -- MS. |
| 00:18:01 | HERRERA BEUTLER: AND I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. |
| 00:18:03 | THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO CORRECT MISTAKES MADE BY BOTH PARTIES. |
| 00:18:08 | THE OBAMACARE BILL PASSED BY THE OTHER PARTY LAST YEAR WAS THE WRONG APPROACH AND DOES NOTHING TO DECREASE THE INFLATIONARY CURVE OF HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:18:19 | IT WAS THE WRONG APPROACH. |
| 00:18:20 | AND NO PARTY IS PERFECT LAST TIME THE PARTY HAD THE MAJORITY, MANY ON OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO REFORM HEALTH CARE, THE JOB WAS LEFT UNDONE. |
| 00:18:32 | GETTING THIS RIGHT IS ONE OF THE REASONS MY CONSTITUENTS SENT ME TO CONGRESS. |
| 00:18:38 | SOLUTIONS EXIST THAT CAN FIX OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND BRING COSTS DOWN FOR MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES. |
| 00:18:44 | TODAY, WE HIT RESET ON HEALTH CARE REFORM AND I INVITE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN ADVANCING SOLUTIONS, SOLUTIONS LIKE SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH PLANS, ENDING JUNK LAWSUITS THAT DRIVE UP THE COSTS OF EVERYONE'S COST AND HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND BUYING INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES. |
| 00:19:06 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:19:08 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING. |
| 00:19:13 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: 12 1/4 MINUTES REMAINING AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI HAS 15 MINUTES REMAINING. |
| 00:19:21 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: AT THIS TIME, I RESERVE. |
| 00:19:27 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:19:29 | >> MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, MR. |
| 00:19:38 | TIP TON. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:19:41 | MR. TIPTON: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:19:43 | THE QUESTION IS, WILL WE ACCEPT WHAT IS OR ARE WE WILLING TO COMMIT FOR WHAT TO BE. |
| 00:19:49 | AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE LAND OF SELF-DETERMINATION. |
| 00:19:53 | OUR CONSTITUTIONALLY-GUARANTEED RIGHTS AS INDIVIDUALS, AS A PEOPLE, AS A NATION, HAS MADE US FLOURISH. |
| 00:20:04 | CREATIVITY ARE HALLMARKS. |
| 00:20:05 | I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 2. |
| 00:20:08 | IT DOES NOT INDICT INAT THE PRESENT TIME BUT IT DOES ADDRESS OUTCOME. |
| 00:20:13 | THE DEEPER WE DIG INTO THE HEALTH CARE ACT, THE MORE WE DISCOVER THAT IT IS STOPPING JOB CREATION, BUILDING MORE GOVERNMENT AND PLACING TAX BURDENS ON AMERICAN FAMILIES WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING. |
| 00:20:25 | WE CAN AND MUST DO BETTER. |
| 00:20:28 | LET US COMMIT OURSELVES TO HOLD THESE CONCERNS, AFFORDABILITY AND ACK SET BUILT AND EMPOWER OUR PEOPLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES AND EMPOWER PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTIONS THAT WILL LOWER COSTS AND INCREASE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND ELIMINATE GOVERNMENT AND NOT BUILD BIGGER GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:20:49 | I YIELD THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:20:51 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:20:54 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD 2 1/2 MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. |
| 00:20:59 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR 2 1/2 MINUTES. |
| 00:21:05 | MS. ROYBAL-ALLARD: MANY AMERICANS HAVE MORE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE. |
| 00:21:09 | IN MY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, 40% OF MY CONSTITUENTS WERE UNINSURED, THOUSANDS MORE WERE UNDERINSURED AND LIVING ON THE BRINK OF FINANCIAL DISASTER WHEN FACING AN ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT. |
| 00:21:22 | WITH HEALTH REFORM POSITIVE CHANGE IS TAKING PLACE FOR THEM AND FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. |
| 00:21:30 | YOUNG ADULTS CAN REMAIN ON THEIR PARENTS' INSURANCE UNTIL 26. |
| 00:21:36 | SENIORS NOT LIVING IN FEAR ARE THANKFUL FOR DISCOUNTS ON BRAND-NAMED DRUGS. |
| 00:21:42 | FAMILIES OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE COMFORTED BY THE NEW HIGH RISK INSURANCE POOL AND THOSE FACING SERIOUS ILLNESSES ARE RELIEVED THEIR INSURERS CAN NO LONGER DROP THEM. |
| 00:21:55 | SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ABOUND IN MY DISTRICT AND MAINSTAY IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TAX CREDITS TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:22:06 | A 2009 STUDY BY AN ECONOMIST FOUND THAT WITHOUT REFORM, OVER THE NEXT DECADE, EMPLOYERS WILL PAY TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN EMPLOYEE HEALTH COSTS, POTENTIALLY CUT 170,000 SMALL BUSINESS JOBS AND LOSE $51. |
| 00:22:24 | 2 BILLION IN PROFITS. |
| 00:22:27 | THAT IS WHY THE FOUNDER AND C. |
| 00:22:31 | E.O. OF THE SMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY SUPPORTS HEALTH CARE REFORM. |
| 00:22:35 | MADAM SPEAKER, H. |
| 00:22:36 | R. 2 WILL HURT SMALL BUSINESS AND WILL REPEAL THE FREEDOMS AND PROTECTIONS AMERICANS NOW HAVE AND IT WILL RETURN CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH CARE TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. |
| 00:22:47 | I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:22:50 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK. |
| 00:22:53 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:22:54 | >> I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM LOUISIANA, MR. |
| 00:23:00 | LANDRY. |
| 00:23:01 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MIND. |
| 00:23:05 | MR. LANDRY: >> I -- MR. |
| 00:23:09 | LANDRY: IT IS WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM THAT I RISE TO ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO STAND WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. |
| 00:23:14 | THE HARD-WORKING FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND VOTE FOR REPEALING THE JOB-KILLING HEALTH CARE LAW. |
| 00:23:24 | IN MARCH, THEY PASSED A MASSIVE GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE LAW THAT WILL KILL JOBS AND INCREASE THE SIZE OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:23:33 | THE BILL CALLS FOR TAX INCREASES ON AMERICAN FAMILIES, WASTEFUL SPENDING OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND NEW MANDATES ON SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:23:41 | THIS IS WRONG. |
| 00:23:42 | VOTERS MADE IT CLEAR IN NOVEMBER THAT BUSINESS AS USUAL MUST END. |
| 00:23:46 | I SUBMITTED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK TO DECLINE THE HEALTH CARE PLAN OFFERED TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. |
| 00:23:52 | I REJECTED ITS BENEFITS BECAUSE WASHINGTON MUST WORK JUST LIKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST WORK. |
| 00:23:58 | WE ARE NOT ABOVE THEM. |
| 00:24:00 | I HOPE MY ACTIONS I WILL ENERGIZE THE EFFORTS TO REPEAL THE GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE LAW AND I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES ON THIS BILL AND PROMOTE COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS OF PROMOTING HEALTH INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES, POOLING SMALL BUSINESSES TO LEVERAGE PURCHASING POWER. |
| 00:24:19 | THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. |
| 00:24:27 | . THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:24:30 | MR. GRAVES: AT THIS TIME, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ILLINOIS, MR. |
| 00:24:33 | WALSH. |
| 00:24:34 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:24:39 | MR. |
| 00:24:40 | WALSH: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF H. |
| 00:24:43 | R. 2, REPEALING THE JOB-KILLING HEALTH CARE ACT. |
| 00:24:45 | I COMMEND THE LEADERSHIP FOR SIMPLIFYING THIS PROCESS BY DRAFTING A TWO-PAGE BILL FOR REPEAL. |
| 00:24:53 | IT WILL BE VERY CLEAR WHERE WE STAND ON REPEAL. |
| 00:24:56 | DURING THIS PAST CAMPAIGN, I, LIKE A LOT OF CANDIDATES, SPOKE TO SMALL BUSINESSES EVERY SINGLE DAY. |
| 00:25:03 | THERE'S A REASON WHY 90% OF SMALL BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY SUPPORT REPEAL. |
| 00:25:10 | FROM THE BILLIONS IN TAXES TO THE NEEDLESS PAPERWORK TO THE BURDENSOME REGULATIONS TO THE $1. |
| 00:25:17 | 6 MILLION ESTIMATED JOB LOSS, SMALL BUSINESS MEN AND WOMEN ARE ADAMANT THAT WE NEED TO REPEAL. |
| 00:25:23 | FINALLY, MADAM SPEAKER, OUR OPPOSITION LAST YEAR SAID IF YOU LIKE YOUR PLAN, YOU CAN KEEP IT. |
| 00:25:31 | TO DATE, THERE ARE 222 ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SOME OF OBAMACARE'S BIGGEST SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED WAIVERS. |
| 00:25:41 | WHY? |
| 00:25:42 | WHY, IF THE LAW WAS SO WORTHY, WOULD THERE BE A NEED FOR WAIVERS? |
| 00:25:47 | THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:25:51 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD MYSELF AS MUCH TIME AS NECESSARY. |
| 00:25:53 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:25:57 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: AS A RESULT OF THIS REPEAL LEGISLATION, SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS WILL SEE A TAX INCREASE OF $1. |
| 00:26:04 | 7 BILLION. |
| 00:26:05 | WITH THAT, I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM CONNECTICUT, MR. |
| 00:26:10 | MURPHY. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. |
| 00:26:15 | MR. MURPHY: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:26:16 | MADAM SPEAKER, WHEN I TESTIFIED AGAINST THIS REPEAL BEFORE THE RULES COMMITTEE, I TOLD THE STORY OF A FAMILY IN MY DISTRICT, THE HUSBAND LOST HIS JOB AND THEREFORE HIS INSURANCE BECAUSE OF A DEBILITATING SNIR. |
| 00:26:26 | HIS -- INJURY. |
| 00:26:27 | THE FAMILY FACED A CHOICE, EITHER DIP INTO THEIR SAVINGS ACCOUNT, THEIR HIGH SCHOOL SON'S COLLEGE FUND, OR SELL THEIR HOUSE. |
| 00:26:38 | THEY FIRST CHOSE TO SPEND DOWN THEIR SAVINGS. |
| 00:26:44 | WHEN I TOLD THE STORY A REPUBLICAN SAID, WHEY THEY HAD MONEY THEY HAD ASSET, I DON'T GET IT, WHY SHOULD SOMEONE ELSE PAY THEIR BILLS? |
| 00:26:55 | SHE DIDN'T GET IT. |
| 00:26:58 | NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED ON THE STREET BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS GET SICK. |
| 00:27:02 | THERE IS A MORAL IMTERTIVE TO BE OUR BROTHER'S KEEPER BUT THERE'S A FISCAL IMPERATIVE. |
| 00:27:08 | WHEN THAT FAMILY'S SAVINGS IS DONE, THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREET, WE ALL PICK UP THE COST. |
| 00:27:14 | SMALL BUSINESSES PICK UP THE COST. |
| 00:27:15 | THAT'S WHY SMALL BUSINESSES ARE PAYING 18% MORE THAN BIG BUSINESSES. |
| 00:27:19 | THAT'S WHY ABOUT $1,100 OF EVERY PREMIUM GOES TO COVER THE UNINSURE. |
| 00:27:24 | THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN CONNECTICUT ORGANIZED UNDER THE US A PISES OF A GROUP CALLED SMALL BUSINESSES FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM CALLING -- CRYING OUT FOR THIS REPEAL TO BE DEFEATED. |
| 00:27:35 | THEY SEE THE $260 BILLION PRICE TAG THAT'S GOING TO LAND ON THEIR HEAD AS WELL AS THE CONTINUATION OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES THAT ASK SMALL BUSINESSES TO PAY FOR THE UNINSURED LIKE THAT FAMILY THAT I TALKED ABOUT. |
| 00:27:47 | THIS BILL ISN'T ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT POLITICAL STATEMENT. |
| 00:27:51 | FAMILIES IN MY DISTRICT, SMALL BUSINESSES IN MY DISTRICT, NEED MORE THAN POLITICS. |
| 00:27:54 | THEY NEED ANSWERS. |
| 00:27:56 | I YIELD BACK MY TIME. |
| 00:27:57 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:28:01 | MR. GRAVES: MADAM SPEAKER, AT THIS TIME, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM IOWA, MR. |
| 00:28:05 | KING. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:28:08 | MR. |
| 00:28:09 | KING: I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR YIELDING TIME. |
| 00:28:11 | I LISTENED TO THIS DELIVERY AHEAD OF ME, I SPENT 28 1/2 YEARS IN BUSINESS, I MET PAYROLL OVER 1,400 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. |
| 00:28:18 | I NEVER SAW A REGULATION THAT MADE MY JOB EASIER OR ALLOWED ME TO MAKE MORE MONEY. |
| 00:28:25 | THIS IS THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF REGULATION, IT'S OPPRESS TOIV SMALL BUSINESS, IT SHOULD BE CALLED THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXTINCTION ACT, NOT THE HEALTH CARE PLAN. |
| 00:28:35 | THIS IS OBAMACARE, IT MUST BE PULLED OUT COMPLETELY BY THE ROOTS. |
| 00:28:39 | THE 34ER7B PEOPLE KNOW THIS. THAT'S WHY THERE ARE 87 FRESHMAN REPUBLICANS ON THIS SIDE, NINE FRESHMEN DEMOCRATS ON THIS SIDE. |
| 00:28:47 | THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN RESOUNDINGLY, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO GO DOWN THIS PATH. |
| 00:28:50 | IT'S NOT SYMBOLIC. |
| 00:28:52 | IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. |
| 00:28:53 | WITHOUT THIS VOTE ON THIS FLOOR, WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE SCENARIO TO ELIMINATE OBAMACARE. |
| 00:29:00 | THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL IS SIMPLE. |
| 00:29:01 | IT CONCLUDES WITH THIS LANGUAGE. |
| 00:29:03 | ACT IS REPEALED AND THE PROVISIONS OF LAW AMENDED OR REPEALED BY SUCH LAW ARE RESTORED AS IF SUCH ACT HAD NEVER BEEN ENACTED, CLOSE QUOTE. |
| 00:29:14 | THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:29:16 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:29:18 | MS. VELEZ KEZZ: HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING ON EACH SIDE? |
| 00:29:21 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK HAS EIGHT MINUTES REMAIN, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI HAS 11 MINUTES REMAINING. |
| 00:29:30 | MS. |
| 00:29:31 | VELEZ KEZZ: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM -- MS. |
| 00:29:37 | VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. |
| 00:29:39 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:29:42 | >> DURING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES IT'S CRITICAL WE MAKE JOB CREATION A TOP PRIORITY. |
| 00:29:48 | THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT H. |
| 00:29:51 | R. 2 WILL HAVE ON SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:29:52 | IT WILL REPEAL A TAX CREDIT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT OFFERED HEALTH INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:29:59 | IT WOULD ALLOW AN INSURER TO DENY BUSINESS COVERAGE IF THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. |
| 00:30:06 | MR. |
| 00:30:07 | LUJAN: AS A RESULT OF REFORM, NEW MEXICANS NO LONGER FACE THIS. |
| 00:30:11 | IF THIS IS REPEALED, HAVING CANCER, DIABETES OR BEING A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WILL BE CAUSE FOR LOSING HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:30:24 | PEOPLE LIKE YVONNE FROM SANTA FE WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:30:28 | YVONNE LOST HER JOB WHEN THE COMPANY SHE WORKED FOR WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS. |
| 00:30:31 | SHE WAS DIABETIC AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF COBRA, SHE WAS FORED TO RATION HER MEDICINE. |
| 00:30:36 | AS A RESULT, SHE BECAME GRAVELY ILL AND HAD TO VISIT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. |
| 00:30:41 | HER DOCTORS NOTICED ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED FURTHER EXAMINATION YET BECAUSE YVONNE COULD NOT AFFORD COBRA AND BECAUSE PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES WOULD NOT INSURE HER BECAUSE SHE HAD DIABETES, THE HOSPITAL RELEASED HER. |
| 00:30:54 | THE ONLY OPTION YVONNE HAD WAS TO WAIT TWO MONTHS TO BE SEEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HOSPITAL. |
| 00:31:00 | SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FORM OF LUNG CANCER THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT EARLIER HAD SHE NOT BEEN KICKED OUT. |
| 00:31:07 | SHE PASSED AWAY FROM COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THE CANCER HAVING SUFFERED THROUGH A SYSTEM THAT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HER WE CANNOT RETURN TO THE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YVONNE ARE FORCED TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF INSURANCE COMPANIES' BAD PRACTICE. |
| 00:31:20 | LET'S NOT TURN A BLIND EYE ON PEOPLE LIE E-- LIKE YVONNE. |
| 00:31:25 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:31:28 | MR. GRAVES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:31:30 | AT THIS TIME, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLELADY FROM NORTH CAROLINA A NURSE AND THE NEW CHAIRWOMAN OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE AND TECHNOLOGY, MRS. |
| 00:31:38 | ELLMERS. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:31:43 | MRS. ELLMERS: I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY REMARKS BE REVISE AND EXTEND -- THAT I BE ABLE TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. |
| 00:31:52 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 00:31:54 | MRS. |
| 00:31:55 | ELLMERS: WHEN I RAN FOR CONGRESS, I VOWED TO END OBAMACARE. |
| 00:31:59 | AND WITH MY FIRST VOTE IN THE 112TH CONGRESS, I WILL DO SO. |
| 00:32:01 | AS A NURSE FOR 20 YEAR, CO-OWNER OF A WOUNDS CARE CLINIC AND IN PRACTICE WITH MY HUSBAND IN HIS GENERAL SURGERY PRACTICE, WE KNOW THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST FOR AMERICANS IN HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:32:13 | INSTEAD OF BEING A REMEDY TO THESE PROBLEMS, OMAW -- OBAMACARE HAS ALREADY DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO BOTH THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN OUR COUNTRY AS WELL AS OUR ECONOMY. |
| 00:32:24 | AS A NURSE, I LOOK FOR PATHWAYS TO SOLUTIONS, THIS IS A PROBLEMATIC PATHWAY, UNDOUBTEDLY. |
| 00:32:33 | IN THE FACE OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT, UNSUSTAINABLE FEDERAL DEFICITS AND OVERWHELMING PUBLIC OPPOSITION, IT TOOK MORE THAN A YEAR TO COBBLE TOGETHER AN UNPOPULAR GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:32:45 | SO RIDDLED WITH PROVISIONS THAT VIOLATE RIGHT-TO-LIFE PRINCIPLES AND SUPPORT GOVERNMENT RATIONING OF CARE THAT IT CANNOT SIMPLY BE PATCHED. |
| 00:32:55 | OBAMACARE IS BAD FOR WORKERS, IT'S BAD FOR EMPLOYERS AND BAD FOR AMERICA. |
| 00:33:00 | REPEALING IT ALLOWS US TO START -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. |
| 00:33:04 | I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:33:07 | MR. |
| 00:33:08 | GRAVES: I YIELD THE GENTLELADY 30 MORE SECONDS. |
| 00:33:09 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:33:13 | MRS. |
| 00:33:14 | ELLMERS: THANK YOU. |
| 00:33:15 | REPEALING IT ALLOWS US TO START WITH A CLEAN SLATE AND LOOK AT MARKET-BASED REFORMS THAT WILL ACTUALLY LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS. |
| 00:33:23 | IT WILL INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY, LET AMERICANS KEEP THEIR PLANS IF THEY HAVE THEM AND THEY LIKE THEM AND IT WILL FORESTALL IMPENDING DRASTIC CHANGES THAT HAVE CREATE UNCERTAINTY IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY AMERICANS. |
| 00:33:37 | TO THIS CONGRESS, I WILL WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS AND STATE BANKRUPTING MANDATES. |
| 00:33:50 | THE BILL TO REPEAL THE SO-CALL AID FORDABLE HEALTH PLAN -- THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:33:58 | MRS. ELLMERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH. |
| 00:33:59 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:34:02 | MS. |
| 00:34:03 | VELAZQUEZ: I RESERVE. |
| 00:34:04 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:34:08 | MR. GRAVES: I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:34:10 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:34:18 | >> I RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL TO REPEAL THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. |
| 00:34:29 | I CAN TELL YOU THAT ATHE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WILL TAKE CARE AWAY FROM PATIENTS. |
| 00:34:38 | IT TRANSFERS POWER FROM CONSUMERS TO THE GOVERNMENT. |
| 00:34:42 | MS. |
| 00:34:43 | HAYWORTH: TO MAKE CRUCIAL DECISIONS THAT BELONG IN THE HANDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS. |
| 00:34:47 | IT NEGLECTS TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH REFORMS AND MEDICAL LIABILITY THAT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO REDUCE THE UNCONSCIONABLE COST OF MEDICINE. |
| 00:34:57 | OUR VOTE TO REPEAL IS NOT MERELY SYMBOLIC, IT REPRESENTS THE TRUE WILL OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND WILL PAVE THE WAY TO REFORM OUR HEALTH CARE IN A WAY THAT WILL ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO HAVE THE GOOD, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE AND AFFORDABLE, PORTABLE HEALTH INSURANCE THEY NEED WHILE MAINTAINING THE QUALITY, CHOICE, AND INNOVATION THAT REPRESENTS THE BEST OF AMERICAN MEDICINE. |
| 00:35:21 | THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:35:24 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:35:28 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I CONTINUE TO RESERVE. |
| 00:35:30 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:35:32 | MR. |
| 00:35:33 | GRAVES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:35:34 | AT THIS TIME, I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA, MR. |
| 00:35:40 | BOSSIER. |
| 00:35:41 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARIZONA IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:35:48 | MR. GOSAR: THE HEALTH CARE LAW PASSED LAST YEAR DID NOT FIX ANY PROBLEMS, IT ONLY MADE THINGS WORSE. |
| 00:35:53 | SMALL BUSINESSES CAN BARELY MAKE ENDS MEET. |
| 00:35:56 | NOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS IMPOSING MORE MANDATES, MORE TAXES AND MORE RED TAPE. |
| 00:36:01 | ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. AS A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND FATHER, I KNOW THAT THE WAY TO PROVIDE MORE HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND CREATE MORE JOBS IS NOT THROUGH GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACIES, DEFICIT SPENDING AND HIGHER TAXES. |
| 00:36:15 | RATHER WE NEED TO EMPOWER BUSINESSES, BIG AND SMALL, TO BAND TOGETHER TO PURCHASE HEALTH INSURANCE. |
| 00:36:24 | WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM THAT WILL LOWER THE COST OF CARE AND OPEN UP ACCESS. |
| 00:36:28 | TORT REFORM, RED TAPE REFORM, PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS REFORM. |
| 00:36:32 | THESE ARE REFORMS THAT WILL WORK. |
| 00:36:35 | REFORM THE CURRENT LAW FAILED TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS OR IGNORED ALTOGETHER. |
| 00:36:39 | IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT PUTTING OUR NATION BACK TO WORK, WE CAN START BY REPEALING THIS ONEROUS HEALTH CARE LAW AND WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO IMPLEMENT TRUE HEALTH CARE REFORM. |
| 00:36:49 | I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:36:52 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:36:56 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I CONTINUE TO RESERVE. |
| 00:36:58 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:37:00 | MR. GRAVES: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:37:02 | AT THIS TIME I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. |
| 00:37:05 | FITZPATRICK. |
| 00:37:06 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:37:09 | MR. |
| 00:37:10 | FITZPATRICK: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE REPEAL OF THE SO-CALL AID FORDABLE CARE ACT BECAUSE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS. |
| 00:37:20 | SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE ACT, MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE SEEN DOUBLE DIGIT PREMIUM INCREASES. |
| 00:37:27 | THE ACT IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR STATES ALREADY BILLIONS IN THE RED AND UNABLE TO SHOULDER BILLIONS MORE IN MEDICAID COSTS. |
| 00:37:36 | IT IS UNAFFORDABLE FOR SENIORS WHO WILL SEE REDUCTIONS IN MEDICARE SPENDING. |
| 00:37:42 | AND IT'S UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE AMERICAN TABBLINGS PAYER WHO WILL SEE A $700 BILLION INCREASE IN THE DEFICIT. |
| 00:37:48 | WE MUST ENACT REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM, TORT REFORM FOR DOCTORS, PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS REAL COMPETITION TO PURCHASE ACROSS STATE LINES AND ENACTING AND ENHANCING HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. |
| 00:38:00 | THESE ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF REAL HEALTH CARE REFORM AND AFFORDABILITY TO MAKE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR SENIORS, STATES AND GENERATIONS OF TAXPAYERS TO COME. |
| 00:38:12 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:38:13 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:38:17 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: HOW MUCH TIME DOES EACH SIDE HAVE REMAINING? |
| 00:38:21 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY HAS SIX MINUTES REMAIN, THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI HAS SIX AND A HALF MINUTES REMAINING. |
| 00:38:30 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE GENTLELADY FROM CALIFORNIA. |
| 00:38:32 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLELADY IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. |
| 00:38:40 | MS. |
| 00:38:41 | RICHARDSON: I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO KEEP TRUE TO THE -- TO THE CALL FOR CIVILITY. |
| 00:38:47 | THIS ISN'T OBAMACARE, IT'S CALLED THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. |
| 00:38:51 | AT A TIME WHEN AMERICANS HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE A REGULAR DOCTOR, TO PREVENT SITTING IN HOSPITAL ROOMS IN EMERGENCY WAITING FOR DESPERATE CARE, WE HAVE A CHANCE. |
| 00:39:01 | WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA AND MY OWN HOME TAUN, 15,100 SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE SEEN A 50% TAX CREDIT TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES. |
| 00:39:13 | OVER 16,000 ADDITIONAL SMALL BUSINESSES WILL NOW BE ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES THAT WILL MAKE INSURANCE AFFORDABLE. |
| 00:39:26 | NOW ARE TALKING ABOUT CONSIDERING SOMETHING THAT WOULD PREVENT MEDICARE FOR 63,000 BENEFICIARIES, EXTENDING COVERAGE TO 88,000 RESIDENTS IN MY DISTRICT. |
| 00:39:38 | THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT GUARANTEEING 17,000 RESIDENTS WHO HAD PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. |
| 00:39:47 | I WILL VOTE NO ON H. |
| 00:39:49 | R. 2 AND I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER NOT REVERSING, IT'S NOT TIME TO GO BACK, IT'S TIME TO STEP FORWARD. |
| 00:39:57 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:39:58 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK. |
| 00:40:01 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:40:02 | MR. GRAVES: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO. |
| 00:40:06 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:40:14 | MR. STIVERS: THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:40:16 | I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING TIME. |
| 00:40:18 | I RISE IN SUPPORT BECAUSE DOING OTHERWISE WOULD BE SUPPORTING THE JOB-KILLING STATUS QUO AND THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. |
| 00:40:27 | WHETHER WE START OVER OR WORK TO FIX THE CURRENT LAW, WE MUST ACT. |
| 00:40:32 | I'M COMMITTED TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN TO SUPPORT REFORMS THAT WE AGREE ON, SUCH AS HELPING PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS GET ACCESS AND ALLOWING YOUNG ADULTS TO STAY ON THEIR PARENTS' PLAN BUT I WANT TO ELIMINATE THE MANDATES AND 1099 REQUIREMENT IN THE LEGISLATION. |
| 00:40:53 | SMALL BUSINESS OWNER FROM MY DISTRICT CALLED THE OTHER DAY AND WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE BURDENS OF THE 1099 PROVISION AND CALLED IT A NIGHTMARE AND WILL INCREASE HER BURDEN BY 12 TIMES. |
| 00:41:05 | WE NEED TO LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR FAMILIES AND ALLOW A MORE PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH AND NOT PLACING BURDENS ON THE BACKS OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. |
| 00:41:15 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:41:17 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:41:21 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:41:23 | MR. |
| 00:41:24 | GRAVES: I YIELD ONE MINUTE TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS, MR. |
| 00:41:28 | WOMACK. THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE. |
| 00:41:31 | MR. WOMACK: THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. |
| 00:41:33 | THROUGHOUT THIS DEBATE, THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT JOBS AND THERE SHOULD BE. |
| 00:41:37 | THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT THIS LAW IMPACTS AMERICAN WORKERS. |
| 00:41:41 | TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, AN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN MY DISTRICT. |
| 00:41:46 | IT HAS 6,000 EMPLOYEES ACROSS AMERICA AND THE IMPACT IS $2. |
| 00:41:53 | 9 MILLION. |
| 00:41:55 | HOW DOES A COMPANY LIKE VALDOR ABSORB THAT COST BY AUTOMATING ITS PROCESSES AND THROUGH ATTRITION, ALLOWING 50 JOBS TO DISAPPEAR. |
| 00:42:04 | ELIMINATING 50 JOBS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS LAW FOR A COMPANY LIKE VALDOR NOT TO MENTION THOUSANDS OF COMPANIES ACROSS AMERICA SIMILARLY SITUATED IS NOT MY IDEA OF RESTORING ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR AMERICA. |
| 00:42:17 | I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT H. |
| 00:42:19 | R. 2 AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CRAFTING A MEANINGFUL, AFFORDABLE AND WORKABLE SOLUTION. |
| 00:42:24 | THAT'S THE WAY FORWARD. |
| 00:42:25 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:42:28 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:42:30 | THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:42:32 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD 1 1/2 MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. |
| 00:42:36 | WIENER. |
| 00:42:37 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:42:38 | MR. |
| 00:42:39 | WEINER: ANY OF THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS, ARE ANY OF THEM IN FAVOR OF THE TAX INCENTIVE THAT IS PROVIDED ON SMALL BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE? |
| 00:42:48 | OF COURSE THEY ARE. |
| 00:42:49 | NOW, THEY MIGHT NOT KNOW IT'S IN THE BILL BECAUSE TO LISTEN TO THE RHETORIC, THEY JUST CAME OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, THEY SAID GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER, JOB KILLING, BUT I WOULD URGE YOU TO READ THE BILL. |
| 00:43:02 | SMALL BUSINESSES GET 30% TO 50% TAX INCENTIVE TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE. |
| 00:43:09 | AND YOU KNOW WHAT REQUIREMENTS THEY HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THAT? |
| 00:43:14 | NONE. NO GAUDY REGULATION, NO GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER AND JUST A WORD, I KNOW YOU ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE RHETORIC OF THE CAMPAIGN, THIS IS TAX BREAKS THAT ARE GOING TO GO TO CITIZENS TO BUY PRIVATE INSURANCE POLICIES. |
| 00:43:30 | WHERE IS THE GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER IN THAT? |
| 00:43:33 | SOME OF US BELIEVE THAT MEDICARE WHICH YOU REFERRED TO AS A GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER IN HEALTH CARE, WHICH I'M SURE YOU ARE OPPOSED, SOME OF US BELIEVE THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AREN'T PROVIDING VALUE ADDED HERE, BUT THEY ARE THE BENEFICIARIES. |
| 00:43:46 | SMALL BUSINESSES TODAY, IF THE REPUBLICANS ARE SUCCESSFUL, WILL LOSE THAT TAX INCENTIVE. |
| 00:43:51 | YOU THINK THAT WILL CREATE A LOT OF JOBS, GUYS? |
| 00:43:55 | AND YOU THINK SMALL BUSINESSES BENEFIT WHEN THEY DON'T PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE? |
| 00:44:02 | WHO DO YOU THINK PAYS THAT BILL, THE BILL FAIRY? |
| 00:44:07 | YOUR TAXPAYERS. |
| 00:44:08 | WHAT'S YOUR SOLUTION? |
| 00:44:09 | THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION. |
| 00:44:10 | WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AGAINST AND AGAINST TORT REFORM AND DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE FOR. |
| 00:44:16 | WELCOME TO THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY. |
| 00:44:19 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO ADDRESS THEIR COMMENTS TO THE CHAIR. |
| 00:44:24 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:44:26 | MR. GRAVES: MADAM SPEAKER, I WOULD YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK, MR. |
| 00:44:36 | GIBSON. |
| 00:44:37 | MR. |
| 00:44:38 | GIBSON: PERMISSION TO REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS. |
| 00:44:40 | I THANK THE GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING. |
| 00:44:43 | I EXPRESS THE SENTIMENTS OF MY DISTRICT. |
| 00:44:46 | WITH HEALTH CARE COSTS CONTINUING TO RISE SEVERAL TIMES THE RATE OF INFLATION YEAR AFTER YEAR, CLEARLY WE NEED REFORM. |
| 00:44:54 | HEALTH CARE COSTS WERE 4. |
| 00:44:58 | 7% IN 1960, THEY ARE OVER 17% TODAY. |
| 00:45:01 | THE BILL PASSED LAST YEAR IS NOT THE ANSWER. |
| 00:45:04 | WE WILL END UP WITH HIGHER COSTS, HIGHER PREMIUMS, HIGHER TAXES AND BURDENSOME REGULATION AND MORE BIG GOVERNMENT AT A TIME WE SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATING. |
| 00:45:13 | WE NEED TO START OVER AGAIN AND I BELIEVE WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE DOWN COSTS AND EXPANDS ACCESS WITHOUT HURTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND STEPPING ON OUR FREEDOMS. |
| 00:45:27 | THIS BILL PASSED LAST YEAR EXPANDS THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPANSION IN HEALTH CARE, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING IN MY DISTRICT. |
| 00:45:38 | AT A TIME WHEN BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON JOB CREATION, THIS IS NOT THE WAY FORWARD. |
| 00:45:44 | THE NEW TAXES AND REGULATIONS WILL HURT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY WHERE OUR REGION LEADS THE NATION. |
| 00:45:54 | THE NEW LAW, IF NOT REPEALED, WILL HURT FAMILIES ACROSS MY DISTRICT AND ACROSS AMERICA. |
| 00:45:59 | THE CHANGES TO THE MEDICAID PROGRAM WILL PUT BURDENS ON STATES ALREADY FACING DIFFICULT CHALLENGES. |
| 00:46:05 | I PLAN TO VOTE FOR REPEAL. |
| 00:46:06 | AND LATER THIS WEEK, I PLAN TO VOTE FOR HOUSE RESOLUTION 9 TO INSTRUCT COMMITTEES TO REPORT A REPLACEMENT BILL FOR WIDER OPTIONS AND CHOICES AND MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM. |
| 00:46:21 | WE SHOULD ENGAGE IN A CIVIL, BIPARTISAN DISCUSSION WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE AISLE. |
| 00:46:25 | OUR REPLACEMENT BILL SHOULD INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND ENSURE THAT COVERAGE CAN'T BE DROPPED WHEN YOU ARE SICK. |
| 00:46:33 | THE FATE OF THIS REPEAL EFFORT WILL HINGE ON THE KEPT AND QUALITY OF THE REPLACEMENT BILL. |
| 00:46:38 | IF WE BRING FORWARD IN THIS HOUSE A NEW PLAN THAT DRIVES DOWN COSTS AND INCREASES ACCESS AND PROTECTING CHOICES, I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE EVALUATING THE TWO PLANS WILL PRESSURE THE SENATE AND PRESIDENT TO REPEAL AND REPLACE BECAUSE WE NEED REFORM BUT THE BILL IS NOT THE ANSWER. |
| 00:46:59 | WE NEED TO START OVER. |
| 00:47:01 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. |
| 00:47:03 | THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:47:04 | MS. |
| 00:47:05 | VELAZQUEZ: I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE AS TO HOW MUCH TIME IS REMAINING. |
| 00:47:09 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK HAS THREE MINUTES REMAINING. |
| 00:47:12 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI HAS 2 1/2 MINUTES REMAINING. |
| 00:47:17 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE THROUGH THE CHAIR HOW MANY SPEAKERS THE GENTLEMAN HAS REMAINING. |
| 00:47:23 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:47:25 | MR. GRAVES: I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS AND I'M PREPARED TO CLOSE. |
| 00:47:31 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: I YIELD TWO MINUTES TO THE THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. |
| 00:47:36 | GARAMENDI. |
| 00:47:37 | THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES. |
| 00:47:39 | MR. GARAMENDI: MADAM SPEAKER, THIS IS THE MOST REMARKABLE OF ALL CHAMBERS WHERE DISCUSSIONS TAKE PLACE BECAUSE IF YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT TRUE, SOMEBODY WILL BELIEVE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY TRUE. |
| 00:47:52 | WHAT I HAVE HEARD TODAY ON THE FLOOR, I'M GOING, WELL, THAT'S A MARVELOUS THING, WHEN, IN FACT, OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE WANT TO ENACT REFORMS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. |
| 00:48:04 | ALREADY IN PLACE IS THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS. |
| 00:48:08 | NO RECISIONS. |
| 00:48:09 | NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS. |
| 00:48:11 | CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO STAY OR YOUNG ADULTS BEING ABLE TO STAY ON THEIR PARENTS' POLICIES UNTIL THE AGE OF 26. |
| 00:48:20 | THEY SAY THEY WANT IT, IT'S THE LAW OF AMERICA. |
| 00:48:23 | WOULD YOU. |
| 00:48:24 | WHAT ARE WE GOING TO REPEAL? |
| 00:48:25 | YOU GOING TO REPEAL THAT? |
| 00:48:29 | YOU SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE TAKEN CARE OF? |
| 00:48:32 | SO DO WE. IF YOU EMPLOY LESS THAN 50 PEOPLE AS A SMALL BUSINESS, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS AT ALL. |
| 00:48:38 | IF YOU WANT TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE TO YOUR EMPLOYEES, WOW, THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A SUBSIDY, 35% NOW AND BUILDING TO 50% IN THE YEARS AHEAD. |
| 00:48:52 | WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? |
| 00:48:53 | WHERE'S THE HARM TO SMALL BUSINESS? |
| 00:48:56 | WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT HERE? |
| 00:49:00 | I DON'T GET IT. |
| 00:49:01 | IT'S IN THE LAW ALREADY. |
| 00:49:03 | EVERYTHING I HAVE HEARD IN THE LAST HALF HOUR IS THE LAW OF AMERICA. |
| 00:49:09 | SO, WHY ARE YOU REPEALING IT, SO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES CAN GET ANOTHER SHOT AT TAKING OVER THE CARE OF PATIENTS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO AND EXACTLY WHAT I KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER EIGHT YEARS IN CALIFORNIA AND I KNOW WHAT THE INSURANCE COMPANIES DO. |
| 00:49:26 | THEY ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE DECISIONS. |
| 00:49:29 | WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. |
| 00:49:30 | THAT'S WHY THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS IS THE LAW IN AMERICA TODAY. |
| 00:49:35 | THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS WOULD BE REPEALED BY H. |
| 00:49:38 | R. 2. NOT GOOD FOR AMERICANS. |
| 00:49:41 | NOT GOOD. |
| 00:49:42 | SOME 30 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY FOR INSURANCE. |
| 00:49:46 | I YIELD BACK MY TIME, MADAM SPEAKER. |
| 00:49:51 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK. |
| 00:49:54 | MS. VELAZQUEZ: MADAM SPEAKER, WILL WILL SMALL BUSINESSES LOSE IF HEALTH CARE REFORM IS REPEALED? |
| 00:50:00 | THE SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS OF UP TO 50% WILL BE LOST. |
| 00:50:05 | INSURERS WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PRICE GOUGING. |
| 00:50:10 | INSURERS WILL BE ABLE TO DENY SMALL BUSINESS COVERAGE WITHOUT ANY JUSTIFICATION. |
| 00:50:17 | NEW HEALTH INSURANCE UPSHOOTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE ELIMINATED. |
| 00:50:23 | SMALL BUSINESSES WILL BE UNABLE TO POOL RESOURCES TO PURCHASE COVERAGE. |
| 00:50:29 | INSURERS WILL BE ABLE TO DELAY SMALL BUSINESSES ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE. |
| 00:50:35 | NEW HEALTH OPTIONS FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED WILL BE ABOTTLE ISSUED. |
| 00:50:42 | I URGE A NO VOTE AND I HOPE THAT WE STAND THE REMAINDER OF THIS CONGRESS MEASURES THAT TRULY GET SMALL BUSINESSES HIRING AND CREATING JOBS. |
| 00:50:55 | WHAT WE NEED IS TO GET THIS ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK. |
| 00:51:00 | BY REPEALING HEALTH CARE REFORM, WE WILL NOT ACHIEVE THAT. |
| 00:51:03 | I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:51:07 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN FROM MISSOURI. |
| 00:51:09 | MR. |
| 00:51:10 | GRAVES: SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE CONTINUE TO ARGUE OR CONTINUE TO CLAIM THAT THE HEALTH CARE LAW IS GOING TO BENEFIT SMALL BUSINESSES DESPITE THE MOUNT OF FACTS THAT ARE OUT THERE, SPECIFICALLY WHAT WAS ARGUED EARLIER IS THE HEALTH CARE TAX CREDIT IS GOING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR EMPLOYERS TO OFFSET THE COSTS TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE. |
| 00:51:29 | UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH, ANY POTENTIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THIS TAX CREDIT IS OUTWEIGHED BY THE PAPERWORK BURDENS THAT THIS LAW IS GOING TO PILE ON SMALL BUSINESSES. |
| 00:51:42 | MADAM SPERGER, THE AMERICAN -- SPEAKER, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SPOKE LOUDLY AND MOVE AWAY THAT IMPOSES BURDENS ON ENTREPRENEURS. |
| 00:51:56 | MADAM SPEAKER, I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE FOR H. |
| 00:51:58 | R. 2 AND LET'S GET BACK ON TRACK. |
| 00:52:03 | I YIELD BACK. |
| 00:52:04 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:52:08 | PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1-C OF RULE 19, FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS BILL IS POSTPONED. |
| 00:52:19 | PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 12-A OF RULE 1, THE CHAIR DECLARES THE HOUSE IN RECESS UNTIL APPROXIMATELY |
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