[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14575]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   THE PRESIDENT'S LAW DISCRIMINATES

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act is here to 
stay, saith the President. But his legacy landmark law discriminates.
  The President has arbitrarily granted extensions to Big Business, to 
some small businesses, and some State exchanges, but ordinary 
Americans--no extensions for them. I guess special interest groups just 
have more clout with the President than normal people do. Too bad. 
Everyone should be treated alike. Postpone ObamaCare for everybody for 
1 year. Don't discriminate.
  The second place the President's wonder law discriminates is who is 
subject to this law of the land. The President touts his law as good 
for America. But why has he granted over 1,200 waivers for special 
groups--waivers to labor unions, for example? That's not fair--waivers 
for some, but not for others.
  So delay ObamaCare for at least a year for all Americans and either 
grant waivers for all Americans or put those 1,200 groups back into 
this bill. It's unconstitutional for the constitutional law professor 
to wave his wand of exemptions and delay for some but not for others. 
That's just not fair.
  And that's just the way it is.

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