The problem for those small entrepreneurs that the gentleman talks about is they're out there on their own. They're out there with 5, or 6, or 7, or 20 people, and they get whatever they can get. But when they join an exchange--if they want to--it is voluntary. When they join an exchange, they join a buy-in club, that just like our family is able to buy our pet supplies at a cheaper price. They're going to buy health insurance at a price at a Lockheed Martin, or a General Electric, or the United States of America. And listen, their employees are going to get the same choices of health plans that we do as Members of Congress. It's long overdue.
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Speaker Andrews discusses the benefits of health insurance exchanges for small entrepreneurs.
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