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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
this article spells it out. This issue of an individual mandate is an issue of personal responsibility. If you believe someone should be able to walk away from their responsibility to have health coverage they can afford and that their medical bills should be your family's responsibility, then cheer on all these folks who are saying we are going to repeal ObamaCare. That is what it boils down to. Do you want to pay their bills? I don't think we should have to. I think everyone in this country should accept that responsibility. There are some other aspects of the affordable health care act which we don't hear talked about from those who are calling for its repeal. Let me tell my colleagues one. Do you have a child graduating from college, looking for a job? I have been in that circumstance. My wife and I raised three children. Some of them found a job, but it took a little while. While they were looking for a job, did you ever say to your son or daughter fresh out of college: How about health insurance. They probably said to you: Sorry, Mom; sorry, Dad. I can't do that now. When I get a job, I will get back to it. But I feel just fine. I feel just fine. It doesn't work that way, and any responsible parent knows it. So we changed the law, and here is what we said: If you have family health insurance, it can cover your son or daughter up to the age of 26. That expanded the reach of health insurance coverage.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 21, 2012

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