On the recordJune 1, 2011
This amendment is an amendment that, I think, everybody is going to understand. It just clarifies that none of the funds made available in this bill shall be used to carry out the provisions of what is commonly referred to as ``ObamaCare.'' That's the two sections of Public Law that are referenced in the amendment that we heard the Clerk just read. The argument will be made that this is unnecessary because the bill doesn't specifically go to appropriations to the Health Care Act that carries the President's name. I would argue that we don't know. There are 2,600-plus pages. No one understands it, and we're finding new regulations on a regular basis. A couple of things that might be under the appropriations that we are discussing here: It's possible that DHS could be participating in exchanges for immigrant health care or perhaps they could be auditing companies and helping to enforce the compliance with ObamaCare. Those are a couple of things that come to mind for me. I think this is very important. This Congress has a number of times voted to repeal and to defund ObamaCare. So, for us to inadvertently allow the appropriations that could be utilized to carry out the provisions of it, I think, would be an unforgivable omission on the part of this Congress. So I urge the adoption of this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. Point of Order
