Louie Gohmert: “That's exactly right. And I know the President before us mentioned--well, you know, States require you to buy car…”

“That's exactly right. And I know the President before us mentioned--well, you know, States require you to buy car insurance. The fact is, you buy insurance for the privilege, as the law has determined, to drive on the road. You don't have to drive just to live in America. If this bill passes, you will have to buy insurance just to live in America, or you will be fined; you will be hammered with the extra amount of money you will have to pay. And let me finish one other thing about that insurance. There is no State in the United States of America that requires anyone to insure their car for damages to their own car or damages physically to themselves. The only requirement in any State is for insurance to cover against the damage you may do to someone else. So once again, this will be breaking brand-new ground, never done in history, not envisioned by the Constitution, not anywhere in the enumerated powers. You have to buy insurance on yourself just to live.”