Rob Andrews: “I thank the gentleman. So the employer rates, which have risen at the slowest rates in the last 5 or 6 years, would once…”

“I thank the gentleman. So the employer rates, which have risen at the slowest rates in the last 5 or 6 years, would once again be subject to the kind of spikes that happen here. Look, I think there is bipartisan agreement in this Chamber this morning that if someone has gotten a cancelation notice, we want to help that person keep their plan if they choose to keep it. We agree with that, the President agrees with that. That is what he set out to do. What we do not want, and what this bill does, is to guarantee rate shock, guarantee a premium spike for Americans, whether they are in these plans that we are talking about today, whether they are in the new marketplaces, or whether they receive insurance through their employer. We need additional protections where insurance commissioners around this country can step forward and investigate arbitrary and unfair practices, where they can protect consumers, and House Democrats are going to put forward such an opportunity to vote on that at the conclusion of this debate. Let's not in the guise of solving one problem magnify another one. We should oppose this rule and oppose the underlying bill.”