The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Price i ask unanimous consent to withdraw my previous statement . The speaker pro tempore is there objection . Without objection, so ordered. Mr. Price im pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia for one minute, mr. Hurt. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hurt thank you, mr. Speaker. In response to the minority leaders statement, i would suggest that this is in fact a job jobs bill. This is about health care, the quality of health care and about preserving jobs in this country. I rise in support of the fairness for American Families act, that would suspend enforcement of the individual mandate. This bill would provide hardworking individuals and families with the same relief that the Obama Administration recently gave to american employers. As i traveled throughout our district i consistently hear about the laws devastating effect it has our families, work force. Whether its the Community College in danville thats cutting employee hours because it simply cannot afford to comply with the law or the family in charlottesville thats dealing with skyrocketing insurance premy yums premiums, we are dealing with this law. The American People are left with nothing but broken promises. At a time when too many people across this country are out of work, it only makes sense that we reduce the burden by suspending this mandate while continuing our efforts to repeal this flawed law and replace it with marketoriented policies. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from georgia reserves. The gentleman from washington is recognized. Mr. Mcdermott mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert letters from consumer groups opposing the bill, easter seals, American Diabetes association, American Heart Association and others. I also the speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcdermott id also like to enter in the record the report on the fifth Congressional District of virginia and those who will benefit from the Affordable Care act. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcdermott and i now yield to the minority whip, mr. Hoyer, five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to speak the truth. This bill and the other bill are not real. They are purely partisan politics. They have nothing to do with reality. That, my friends and mr. Speaker, the American People ought to know that is the truth. Hese bills take time with no effect and everybody in this house, the majority leader and 434 of the rest of us know these bills are going nowhere. They are in fact the 38th and 39th effort to repeal the Affordable Care act. An attempt thats been made some 27 times already with no substantive alternative to assure quality, Affordable Health care for all americans. My friends, that is the truth. This is a game. This is political messaging. Nothing more. Nothing less. It is a gotcha game. The president has already taken action to make sure that businesses, some 4 of the businesses in america, by the way, are affected by what the president did and your purported bill. To make sure that they can do the aperwork properly, administration took the right action. Your first bill is not necessary. You know it. It is a setup so that your second bill, which takes away the individual mandate, which america ought to know, mr. Speaker, would undermine the very benefits that are today being enjoyed by seniors, by young people, by children with preexisting conditions and by so many millions of americans enjoying the benefits today but without the individual mandate, as the Heritage Foundation pointed out so many years ago a position they have now changed, of course was absolutely essential to make sure we could bring costs down. In the New York Times of course, today, ironically said on the front page, there is a possibility that premiums will be reduced 50 , 50 . So mr. Speaker, i would tell my friends in the press, in the media, dont take any of these votes for real. Theyre gotcha votes so maybe some people will vote yes to confirm the president s opinion and then say but we dont want to undermine the Affordable Care act as all of you who have voted so often have expressed your willingness and intent to do, but then theyll vote no on the individual mandate. And you will say, of course, my, my, my. There were four businesses but against all you individuals. They were for business but against all you individuals. Im sure its written already. Thats what this about. Gotcha politics. Isnt it a shame, isnt it a shame when millions of americans have no health care, when millions of americans have no jobs, when people are being furloughed in the defense sector, undermining the security of our country in virginia and in maryland, undermining our National Security that we spend our time here on this floor with gotcha politics, with no expectation hatsoever that either of these bills will ever become law . This is simply messaging. Saying for the people who have been for the last four years trying to repeal the Affordable Care act. And so many people were absolutely positive that president obama was going to go down to defeat on the horns of the dilemma of the Affordable Health care act. It didnt happen. The American People said no, we dont buy that argument. We believe providing americans with health care is an important objective. We believe that making sure that kids and individuals with preexisting conditions can get health care can get it, to make sure that seniors dont be driven into poverty by paying for expensive drugs to keep them alive, to make sure that people get Preventive Health re and are not disincentivized in doing that by additional costs. Mr. Speaker, i hear you tapping and can i get 30 seconds to conclude . Mr. Mcdermott i yield the gentleman 30 seconds. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Hoyer i thank my friend. Ladies and gentlemen, we really need to come together and talk about how we reasonably move forward. Speaker boehner said when the president was reelected, well, the Affordable Care act is here. But you continue, you continue this very day to pretend youre going to repeal the Affordable Care act. Thats maybe what your constituents want. Thats maybe good politics for you, but its lousy substance. Thats the truth. This is a gotcha vote. The press ought to disregard and constituents ought to disregard anything other than this is a vote to end the Affordable Care act. Reject it. Reject it. Reject this politics. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The chair would remind all members to direct their comments to the chair. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Price thank you, mr. Speaker. Im pleased to yield one minute to the majority leader of the United States house of representatives, the gentleman from virginia, mr. Cantor. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for one minute. Mr. Cantor thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman from georgia for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of the fairness for American Families act. Mr. Speaker, its interesting to hear on the floor the minority to continue their cries of objection based on claims of politics and process. Now, were talking about substance here, and instead what we hear are objections about our position somehow insinuating that we dont care about Peoples Health care. Well, mr. Speaker, i will say it is exactly the opposite. Were talking about substance and were talking about ways that we can improve the prospects for Quality Health care for americans and for several years republicans have been warning the American People about the devastating impact obamacare will have on both jobs and health care. And it now appears that democrats and even the president himself are beginning to agree the decision by the administration earlier this month to delay the employer mandate until 2015 is a clear signal that even the administration doesnt believe the country is ready to sustain the painful impact this law will have. Fortunately others, including some of the laws most ardent supporters, are starting to realize the same. Just this week Democratic Leaders of the house and senate were sent a letter from the president s of three major unions warning if changes were not made to the Affordable Care act it would destroy the foundation of the 40hour workweek that is the backbone of the american middle class. Now, mr. Speaker, to me thats al, thats not just games, thats real. Now, continuing, these Union Leaders claim that if the Affordable Care act was enacted without being modified, it would destroy quote, destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members along with millions of other hardworking americans, unquote. These consequences resulting from employees having their hours cut and their Health Benefits jeopardized represent what these leaders described as, quote, nightmarish scenarios. Mr. Speaker, id submit thats real, thats not just games. It is now explicitly clear to people across political lines that promises were made and now broken and obamacare is not working. Now, this is the direction we need to take. This is the common ground. If we have bipartisan agreement that things just arent working under obamacare, thats work to improve the situation for americans. Why is it that working americans have to suffer the Financial Burdens of an overreaching governmentrun Health Care System while the same consequences for big business are delayed a year . The white house wont offer an answer to that because i believe theyve run out of excuses, theyve run out of ideas, and now theyre starting to back peddle. The fairness for American Families act will extend the delay of these mandates to all americans because no familys health, wellbeing or employment should suffer while businesses get a break. And i sincerely hope that my colleagues on the other in case living on another planet for the last few years, doesnt do all that much these days. So here we are, debating again for the 38th time a bill to repeal all or part of our Nations Health security law. We have heard this broken record 37 times before and it sounds the same and it goes no where. But there is more consequence to this partisan agenda than just wasting the americas people time and adding to the record of the least Productive Congress ever. Wasting the American Peoples time 38 times waste the american taxpayers money. According to news reports, this obsession to vote over and over and over, 38 times on these partisan bills has cost the american taxpayers more than 50 million. Thats an expensive ticket for political theater. So what are the facts on this legislation . The Congressional Budget Office, our countrys fiscal watchdog, says this about h. R. 2668. Health insurance premiums under this legislation, for individually purchased coverage would be higher under h. R. 2668. In addition, the number of people with Health Insurance coverage would be reduced. Translated, the cost for Health Insurance and health care for americans will go up. And the number of americans with Insurance Coverage will go down under this legislation. And heres todays New York Times and says it all on the front page. Many new yorkers will see big savings under the Current Health law. Individuals buying Health Insurance on their own will see their premiums tumble in new york state as changes under the federal Health Care Law take effect. The facts, Health Insurance costs are going down, but this bill would repeal all or part of the Health Care Security law. This congress is the least Productive Congress ever because instead of growing our economy, they are voting for the 38th time to do nothing. This house is out of touch with the American People. Its time this house caught up with the American People and work bipartisanly and provide more health security, not less. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from washington reserves. The gentleman from georgia. Mr. Price i ask unanimous consent that a letter of today from the National Federation of independent business in support of h. R. 2668 be inserted into the record. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Price i yield 1 1 2 minutes to kathy mcmo rogers. Mrs. Mcmorris rodgers i rise in strong support of the fairness for American Families act to protect families and individuals from a Health Care Law that is unworkable and is making it harder and work on our Health Care System. I support delaying the individual mandate because it protects every day hardworking American Families like my family at home and yours from all across the country, from higher premiums, fewer choices of doctors and lower quality of health care. We see the president picking winners and losers and ignoring his constitutional duty to uphold the law. And each time individuals lose, families lose, america loses. The administrations decision to delay the employer mandate is no different. How is it fair to delay an unworkable law for big businesses, but not for individuals and families . The very people that are going to have to pay the price because of this unworkable Health Care Law. The fact is, this is making it worse for the health care, economy and america. I urge my colleagues, republicans and democrats, support this bill. Do whats fair for the American People and their families. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from washington. Mr. Mcdermott i yield myself 30 seconds so i can inform the body of the effect on the 5th Congressional District of the state of washington. 7,000 young adults are on their insurance. 5,600 have had benefits surrounding their drug costs. 89,000 who lacked Health Insurance now have it. All because of the Affordable Care act. I now yield two minutes the gentleman from texas, mr. Green. The chair the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Green i rise in strong opposition to the further republican attempts to undermine the Affordable Care act. The administration recently announced due to issues, they were delaying the employer mandate for a year. I do not support this measure, but its within their authority to do it. However, the decision of the department of treasury does not justify delaying the implementation of other portions of the law. Implementing this law is too important for americas wellbeing and Economic Security to delay it. Low cost, high Quality Health care is right around the corner and if we delay the individual mandate the risk pools will be skewed so that the coverage is less affordable for those who choose to purchase it. Delaying the employer mandate will have an higher impact on states like mine that are refusing to expand medicaid. If an employee makes between 100 and 133 of the federal poverty level, they will receive no medicaid, no subsidies, and now employers wont have to cover them for another year. Im told that this is a small number, but in districts like ours which has the highest rate of working uninsured in the country, this is a big problem. Up to 260,000 individuals in our district who lack Health Insurance will have access to quality, Affordable Care without fear of discrimination or higher rates because of the preexisting condition. Our country has waited too long for Real Health Care reform. Coverage by our industrial and competitive partners provide. I oppose both these bills and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas yields back. The gentleman from washington reserves. The gentleman from georgia. Mr. Price i ask unanimous consent that a letter dated july 15 from the president and c. E. O. Of Freedom Works in support of h. R. 2668 be inserted into the reco