Political Quotes

“Madam President, the amendment I would have called up had not the majority party objected is an amendment that would have corrected one of the most egregious aspects of the Gang of 8 bill; namely, it is a penalty that is imposed on U.S. employers for hiring U.S. citizens and for hiring legal permanent residents. It is a striking result of the Gang of 8 bill as it intersects with the ObamaCare legislation. Let me explain how it operates. Right now, for any company with 50 or more employees, if that company does not provide a sufficiently high- dollar health insurance policy for low-income workers, that company faces a fine of $3,000 per worker. Moreover, that fine is not deductible in the company's taxes, which means that as an effective matter to the company, the penalty is in the order of $5,000 per employee when you factor in the tax consequences. That is the present status quo under ObamaCare. That is the penalty that is visited upon U.S. employers for hiring U.S. citizens and for hiring legal immigrants. What does the Gang of 8 bill do to change that? Well, the Gang of 8 bill takes some 11 million people who are here illegally and it grants them what is called RPI status--registered provisional immigrant status.…”