Rob Andrews: “If my amendment passes, we will proceed immediately to final passage of this bill. It doesn't delay or defer…”

“If my amendment passes, we will proceed immediately to final passage of this bill. It doesn't delay or defer consideration in any way. My amendment raises the following question: Should Members of Congress live by the same laws we write for everyone else? I say we should. The last 2 days have been filled with sincere focus and passionate debate about the future of the Affordable Care Act. Members whom I respect and admire have taken strong positions saying we should repeal the law. Members whom I respect and admire have taken strong positions saying we should uphold and enforce the law, as I believe strongly. But whether you believe in the repeal of the law or the upholding of the law, you ought to believe in the basic principle that when we write a law around here, we should live by that law the same way everybody else does. So my final amendment says that supporters of repeal should live by the same consequences that everyone else will live by if they succeed in repealing the law. You see, because if my amendment does not pass and the bill passes, Members of Congress will be protected if an insurance company tries to discriminate against us because we have had breast cancer or asthma or diabetes, but our constituents will not enjoy that protection.…”