Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Texas. I also want to thank the gentlelady from Missouri for organizing the previous hour's discussion on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the people of faith at companies like Hobby Lobby and Pennsylvania's Conestoga Wood. These companies want to provide health insurance for their workers, and they should be able to do that without violating their deeply held religious and moral convictions. It is simply unacceptable that President Obama's health care law requires people of faith to violate their conscience rights. This happens when regulations issued pursuant to the law forces them to pay for services such as abortifacient drugs when they provide health insurance for their employees. The hostility in the President's health care law towards people of faith is made clear when you consider the penalty scheme in the law. If these family-owned businesses do not comply with the mandate, they could be fined $100 per day per employee. That amounts to $36,500 per year per employee, even if the health insurance provided is of excellent quality. Compare that with the $2,000 fine per year per employee if they stopped offering insurance altogether. How is that fair, just, or respectful of their beliefs? This poster, Mr. Speaker, is striking. This discrepancy is simply indefensible.…”