Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my strong support for H.R. 1101, the Small Business Health Fairness Act. I thank my colleagues from Ways and Means and from the Education and the Workforce Committee for getting this great idea onto paper and moving this bill forward today. As chairman of the House Small Business Committee, I am always very appreciative to see Members from across this body find solutions for small businesses. That is exactly what this bill is. For virtually any one of us in this Chamber, it can be said that hundreds of thousands of our constituents depend on small businesses for their livelihoods. They have been looking to those same small businesses for options, as ObamaCare has done the opposite of what it was supposed to do and it has diminished choices for workers. By allowing small businesses to join together through association health plans, the Small Business Health Fairness Act would give small business employees at least as many choices as those who happen to work for larger companies. Association health plans have long been a solution suggested by small businesses that share their views with me and other members of the Small Business Committee. This bill puts that idea finally into action. Mr. Speaker, in our current state of affairs, there are fewer and fewer healthcare options available for hardworking Americans.…”