On the recordMay 16, 2013
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding the health care bill was a historic win for this Nation's small businesses and their employees. In fact, 62 percent of all small businesses didn't have access to health insurance for themselves, their employees, and their families. That ruling proved that the Affordable Care Act was a good law. {time} 1610 The benefits small businesses are already seeing reiterate this fact, and yet we find ourselves voting again on repealing this landmark law. Once more we must vote on a bill that will not help a single small business invest, hire, or secure a loan. If you want to help small businesses, put people back to work. In addition to the small business health care tax credit, which has already helped 360,000 small businesses providing health insurance to up to 2 million workers in this country, the medical loss ratio has ensured that businesses of all sizes were getting the most out of their premium dollars, saving them nearly $321 million--money that they could put back into their companies. The future of health reform holds more promise. Banning denials for preexisting conditions reduces ``job lock'' and encourages more than 1.6 million prospective entrepreneurs to launch new companies. At a small business hearing last month, Ms.…
