On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
I've been in this institution for 2\1/2\ years. The minority leader from the other side of the aisle talked about hounds. I heard a lot of howling from the other side of the aisle--howling about fairness and howling about equality. Well, talk is cheap, because today you have an opportunity to live and vote ``fairness'' and ``equality.'' For months, big business has come to this town and they have asked for an employer exemption, an exemption from the employer mandate. All we are doing tonight is saying let's treat individuals in America the same way you are treating big business. They may not have as much money or as powerful lobbyists, but they have us fighting for them. Join us so we can treat individuals like the big businesses that you give an exemption. The President talks about how great ObamaCare is, but we have to note that he has excluded his administration. The Press Secretary, Mr. Carney, he gets up off and then talks about how great this bill is. If it is so great, what we do tonight is we allow the administration, like us in Congress, to come into ObamaCare and we remove the subsidy from us and from the administration. Let's treat Congress with the same equality and the administration with the same equality as the American people, and let's treat the American people the same way you are treating big businesses in America. This is easy. Walk the walk; don't just give us the talk. Let's vote for this rule and let's pass this bill tonight.
