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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 No. 47 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT called to order by the Honorable BRAND, a Senator from the State of New Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, York, to perform the duties of the Chair. KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from there has been a lot of discussion about the State of New York. DANIEL K. INOUYE, President pro tempore. the affordable health care act passed by Congress. In fact, just next week, Mrs. GILLIBRAND thereupon as- PRAYER across the street, the Supreme Court sumed the chair as Acting President The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- will take up this bill and decide wheth- pro tempore. fered the following prayer: er it is constitutional. It is an impor- Let us pray. f tant decision. It is one that will affect O God, who loves us without ceasing, millions of Americans, and scarcely we turn our thoughts toward You. Re- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY anyone understands the impact of this main with our Senators today so that LEADER law and what it means to their daily for no single instance they will be un- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lives. aware of Your providential power. pore. The majority leader is recog- The first aspect I wish to speak about We thank You for Your infinite love nized. is the most controversial aspect of it, that permits us to make mistakes yet the so-called individual mandate. What f still grow in grace and a knowledge of is it? From my point of view, it is a You. Lord, save us from any evil course SCHEDULE basic method of saying to everyone in America: You have a personal responsi- or idle path that leads away from Your Mr. REID. Madam President, fol- bility. You cannot say you are just not will. Today, we pray for the President lowing leader remarks the Senate will going to buy any health insurance; of the United States and for the leaders be in a period of morning business for that you don’t think you are ever going in every land. Help them to bear their 1 hour, with the majority controlling responsibilities with honor, and, Lord, to need it and are not going to worry the first half and the Republicans con- about it. today we also thank You for the amaz- trolling the final half. ing career of Senator BARBARA MIKUL- The problem is, of course, those peo- Following morning business the Sen- ple who make that statement get sick. SKI. ate will resume consideration of the We pray in Your holy Name. Amen. Some of them get involved in acci- capital formation bill. At approxi- dents. Some go to a doctor and are di- f mately 10:40 this morning, there will be agnosed with terrible illnesses and dis- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE a cloture vote on the IPO bill. eases that require treatment and sur- The Honorable KIRSTEN E. GILLI- f gery, and that costs a lot of money. BRAND led the Pledge of Allegiance as The uninsured people show up at hos- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME follows: pitals. They are not pushed away; they are invited in. They receive the treat- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mr. REID. Will the Chair announce United States of America, and to the Repub- the business of the day. ment. Then they can’t pay for it. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- It turns out that 63 percent of the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pore. Under the previous order, the medical care given to uninsured people in America isn’t paid for—not by them. f leadership time is reserved. It turns out the rest of us pay for it. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING f Everyone else in America who has PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MORNING BUSINESS health insurance has to pick up the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cost for those who did not accept their The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- clerk will please read a communication personal responsibility to buy health pore. Under the previous order, the to the Senate from the President pro insurance. Senate will be in a period of morning tempore (Mr. INOUYE). So, so what? What difference does business for 1 hour, with Senators per- The assistant legislative clerk read that make? It makes a difference. It mitted to speak therein for up to 10 the following letter: adds $1,000 a year to our health insur- minutes, with the time equally divided ance program. In other words, you and U.S. SENATE, and controlled between the two leaders me and everyone with health insurance PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, March 21, 2012. or their designees, with the majority is subsidizing those people who say: To the Senate: controlling the first half and the mi- Don’t mandate anything on me. Don’t Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, nority controlling the final half. tell me I have a personal responsi- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby The Senator from Illinois. bility. But when I get sick, you can pay ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S1873 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Mar 22, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MR6.000 S21MRPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 21, 2012 for it. That is what the individual man- Indeed, for all the bristling over the man- have to. I think everyone in this coun- date comes down to. date, it will be irrelevant to the 80 percent of try should accept that responsibility. I listen to those who say, well, this is non-elderly Americans who already have in- There are some other aspects of the just too darn much government to say surance, either through their employers, affordable health care act which we government programs, or purchased on their don’t hear talked about from those who that people who can afford it need to own. have health insurance. Keep in mind, The biggest real-world risk to these people are calling for its repeal. Let me tell this health care bill says if people can- would be if the court were to overturn the my colleagues one. Do you have a child not afford it—if they are too poor or mandate yet allow the rest of the health- graduating from college, looking for a their income is limited—there is a care law to remain in place, driving pre- job? I have been in that circumstance. helping hand, not only in the Tax Code miums ever upward. My wife and I raised three children. but even through Medicaid to make Amazingly, Republicans have managed to Some of them found a job, but it took sure they have affordable health care transform the mandate from an exemplar of a little while. While they were looking personal responsibility into the biggest pub- insurance which will never cost them lic policy bogeyman of all time. for a job, did you ever say to your son more than 8 percent of their income. A The irony of the fight over the mandate is or daughter fresh out of college: How lot of American families would jump at that President Obama was against it before about health insurance. They probably health insurance that would only cost 8 he was for it. During the 2008 campaign, one said to you: Sorry, Mom; sorry, Dad. I percent of their income. But the law of the signature differences between Obama can’t do that now. When I get a job, I says people have to be willing to pay and Hillary Clinton was that Clinton’s will get back to it. But I feel just fine. up to 8 percent of their income to have health plan included an individual mandate I feel just fine. whereas Obama’s mandate covered only chil- It doesn’t work that way, and any re- health insurance. The reason, of dren. course, is if they don’t pay, everyone Once elected, Obama quickly recognized sponsible parent knows it. So we else pays. If they get sick, they cost us the inescapable truth: An individual man- changed the law, and here is what we $116 billion a year in uncompensated date was essential to make the plan work. said: If you have family health insur- health care coverage paid for those who Without that larger pool of premium-payers, ance, it can cover your son or daughter do not accept their personal responsi- there is no feasible way to require insurance up to the age of 26. That expanded the bility to buy health insurance. companies to cover all applicants and charge reach of health insurance coverage. It Ruth Marcus has an article in this the same amount, regardless of their heath covered these young college graduates status. morning’s Washington Post, and I ask In part, hostility to the mandate reflects a and young people looking for work so unanimous consent that it be printed broader uneasiness with the perceived en- they had that protection even when in the RECORD. croachment of big government. they were unemployed.
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