Steve Daines: “I want to thank the gentlelady from Minnesota. In fact, my family roots in Montana began in Minnesota. My great…”

“I want to thank the gentlelady from Minnesota. In fact, my family roots in Montana began in Minnesota. My great- great-grandmother was in Minnesota. She came from Norway and then pushed westward. I think she heard the skiing was a little better out in Montana and continued westward and homesteaded out there as a widow with seven children, just north of Great Falls, Montana. Well, every day it seems we hear about yet another aspect of ObamaCare that is getting delayed or exempted or ignored. Two months ago, it was the employer mandate. A few weeks later, it was announced that the administration had delayed a significant consumer protection in the law that limits how much people may have to spend on their own health care. A Washington Post headline from Monday read, ``One week away, ObamaCare's small business insurance exchanges not all ready for launch.'' And a recent POLITICO story summarizes perfectly what a disaster ObamaCare has become: The ObamaCare that consumers will finally be able to sign up for next week is a long way from the health plan President Barack Obama first pitched to the Nation. Millions of low-income Americans won't receive coverage. Many workers at small businesses won't get a choice of insurance plans right away. Large employers won't need to provide insurance for another year. Far more States than expected won't run their own insurance marketplaces. And a growing number of workers won't get to keep their employer- provided coverage.…”