John Shadegg: “as I understand the offer that is being made by the ranking member, the gentleman agrees to work in conference to…”

Or maybe even a small doctor's office. If their employer doesn't give them employer-paid health care coverage, here's what we do the little guy. Here's what we do to the least among us. We say, Oh, you really ought to be insured, but we're…

Ah, so it's Republicans who oppose this bill that are the pals of the health insurance industry? I don't think so. And you're telling me that in the one State where we've already tried this, a mandate that you must buy health insurance…

In the system today, your employer picks the plan, and the plan picks the doctor. You don't get to pick the plan, and you don't get to pick the doctor. If the plan or the doctor abuses you, you can't fire them.

You know, it stuns me that you just said that, under current law in America, if you work for an employer who gives you health care through your employment, it's tax free. There's no income tax paid on it by your employer, no tax paid on it…