On the recordMarch 12, 2014
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First, I want to set the record straight before we get too much revisionist history here. Yesterday in the Rules Committee, the distinguished chairman of the Rules Committee, Mr. Sessions, said that President Obama liked the law so much--the Affordable Care Act--that he had it named for himself. Today, my friend from Iowa said they put his name on it. {time} 1800 Well, he didn't define ``they.'' It wasn't us. It's the Affordable Care Act, Patient Protection Act. It was the opponents of the bill, them, that started calling it ``ObamaCare,'' thinking that would be a pejorative, and they have gotten so used to it, they think we did it. Take credit for what you do, but forgive them, for maybe they don't know what they do. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).
