On the recordMarch 24, 2010
Mr. President, sending the bill to committee sounds like killing the bill to me. I have never heard of a motion to commit that is not, in effect, a motion to kill the bill. We are all in this together in America in enacting health care reform--all groups: business groups, consumers, labor, and so forth. We have consulted with business groups. They are an integral part of this. Business groups want to work with us and have worked with us to get health care reform passed. I might also remind my colleagues there are tax credits in here for small business to the tune of--I think it is $17 billion. Firms with fewer than 50 employees are totally exempt from any penalty. This clearly is a motion to kill the bill. Therefore, it would result in taking away all these provisions enacted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.
