| Taxation |
April 27, 2012 |
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Allen West, R-FL
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"At the time, a very controversial amendment, the 16th Amendment, had been cited in multiple Supreme Court cases, most significantly in Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad and in Stanton v. Baltic Mining Company. The Court ruled it was never the intent of Congress to place a direct tax on the American people. Mr. Speaker, that’s a decision we now see being debated again in the Supreme Court with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."
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| Health Care |
April 19, 2012 |
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Paul Broun, R-GA
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"Back during the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare, I presented several alternatives to that bill. Most people know in this country that the U.S. Supreme Court a couple of weeks ago, 3 weeks ago, had hearings about the constitutionality of the individual mandate, whether the Federal Government, under the Constitution, can demand that every single person in this country buy health insurance that’s dictated by the Federal Government, that the Federal Government actually puts out all the parameters for that health insurance."
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| Government Intrusion |
March 28, 2012 |
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Pat Roberts, R-KS
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"The current burden of regulations pales in comparison to the uncertainty of future regulations. Future regulations from implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PPACA, will have an even greater impact on jobs and the economy. This is like the second health care reform earthquake. If you are a health care provider, hang on."
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| Supreme Court Obamacare |
March 26, 2012 |
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Joe Pitts, R-PA
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"Mr. Speaker, today, the Supreme Court began its deliberations on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Clearly, with 3 days of deliberations, this is the most important case the Court has considered in decades."
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| Tribute To Senator Barbara Mikulski |
March 26, 2012 |
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Tom Harkin, D-IA
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"Senator Mikulski’s legislative skills and leadership were critically important in crafting and passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2 years ago—an achievement that she calls one of the “greatest social justice initiatives” of our time. She led the team that wrote the quality title in the bill, insisting that higher quality care does not have to be higher cost care. Thanks to Senator Mikulski, the health care reform law includes a whole range of provisions that shift the emphasis—rewarding providers not for quantity of service but for quality of service. I would add that throughout the debate on health care reform and during the many months the bill was being written, Senator Mikulski was a fierce advocate for women’s health and for ending the brazen discrimination against women by health insurance companies."
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