Mark Takano: “I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous question. When I…”

“I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous question. When I came to the Congress 4 months ago, I didn't really anticipate that we would be arguing over legislation that was passed 3 years ago. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle think it's 2010. They are spending all of their time debating bills from years past. ObamaCare was passed by the House, passed by the Senate, and signed by the President. That means it's the law. That didn't stop conservatives. They have tried to amend, gut, defund, investigate, and sue ObamaCare into oblivion. And they failed because Americans support progress and reform. {time} 1420 But ObamaCare seems to be on their messaging calendar this week, so we're stuck with it until Friday. But what happened to last week's Republican message or to even last month's messaging? Just ask yourself: Isn't it odd that the Republicans aren't saying that we need to pass a budget anymore? Earlier this year, the House majority was going on and on about the need to pass a budget. For months, my colleagues asked: Why hasn't the Senate passed a budget? Why hasn't the Senate passed a budget? Guess what? The Senate passed a budget. So why is the House majority refusing to go to conference? I'm sure Senator Reid gets some amusement from calling Speaker Boehner's bluff and watching the Republican caucus squirm, but this back-and-forth is a waste of time.…”