[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           OBAMA'S UNFAIRNESS

  (Mrs. ROBY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. ROBY. Madam Speaker, I rise to discuss today's fairness. Earlier 
this month, the Obama administration announced it would be delaying the 
business mandate in the President's health care law.
  Setting aside for a moment the dubious legal authority the executive 
branch is using to pick and choose which parts of the law will be 
enforced and which won't, this action represents unfair treatment in 
the implementation of ObamaCare. In delaying the business mandate for a 
year but not the individual mandate, the President is choosing to 
protect Big Business from ObamaCare, but not hardworking individuals 
and families. In explaining this delay, White House officials 
repeatedly said the President was ``listening'' to business.
  Madam Speaker, why isn't the President ``listening'' to the American 
people? Why is Big Business getting a break while individual Americans 
get the short end of the stick? Maybe this is what happens when Big 
Business has access to the White House and individual Americans can't 
even take a tour.
  Today, we will take action to protect all Americans by delaying both 
the employer mandate and the individual mandate. Our work to dismantle 
ObamaCare is part of our ongoing fight to spur economic growth, create 
jobs, and provide a more secure future for all Americans.

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