Dem Rep.: ‘Fortunately for Me, I Voted Against’ ObamaCare Because I Read the Bill

LYNCH Now I ve ░░░░░░░░ the unions a lot ░░░░░░░░ whom are in favor ░░░░░░░░ the bill now asking ░░░░░░░░ to repeal it vote ░░░░░░░░ repeal it They are ░░░░░░░░ to me I m ░░░░░░░░ union member a former ░░░░░░░░ president I got these ░░░░░░░░ saying repeal this thing ░░░░░░░░ for me I voted ░░░░░░░░ it to begin with ░░░░░░░░ voted against the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act because unlike some ░░░░░░░░ I actually sat down ░░░░░░░░ read it and it ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ bills I have read ░░░░░░░░ had a full staff ░░░░░░░░ me with questions on ░░░░░░░░ I think that this ░░░░░░░░ presented a lot of ░░░░░░░░ for people who thought ░░░░░░░░ were going to benefit ░░░░░░░░ this plan How do ░░░░░░░░ fix this How do ░░░░░░░░ fix this so that ░░░░░░░░ good employers who are ░░░░░░░░ to do the right ░░░░░░░░ by their employees will ░░░░░░░░ to do that Because ░░░░░░░░ construction workers they don ░░░░░░░░ work 52 weeks a ░░░░░░░░ They get laid off ░░░░░░░░ between jobs They have ░░░░░░░░ weather They have broken ░░░░░░░░ So they needed this ░░░░░░░░ to provide for their ░░░░░░░░ to get health insurance ░░░░░░░░ these good employers are ░░░░░░░░ away from their health ░░░░░░░░ obligations because they see ░░░░░░░░ tax coming down the ░░░░░░░░ in 2018 A lot ░░░░░░░░ them are refusing to ░░░░░░░░ up on their collective ░░░░░░░░ agreements They are walking ░░░░░░░░ How do we help ░░░░░░░░ employees Because now they ░░░░░░░░ being told go to ░░░░░░░░ exchange we don t ░░░░░░░░ that anymore We are ░░░░░░░░ of the health care ░░░░░░░░ How do we help ░░░░░░░░ folks GRUBER Well Congresman ░░░░░░░░ I m not an ░░░░░░░░ on collective bargaining agreements ░░░░░░░░ I can t contribute ░░░░░░░░ that LYNCH I guess ░░░░░░░░ What I can say ░░░░░░░░ that the way the ░░░░░░░░ tax was designed there ░░░░░░░░ no reason that these ░░░░░░░░ can t provide affordable ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive insurance under the ░░░░░░░░ of the cadillac tax ░░░░░░░░ For every dollar over ░░░░░░░░ limit they are paying ░░░░░░░░ 40 GRUBER Once again ░░░░░░░░ where the limit is ░░░░░░░░ there is no reason ░░░░░░░░ can t provide affordable ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive insurance to their ░░░░░░░░ under the cadillac tax ░░░░░░░░ Wait a minute They ░░░░░░░░ competing with other employers ░░░░░░░░ a bid so you ░░░░░░░░ how this works If ░░░░░░░░ are bidding on a ░░░░░░░░ project and you have ░░░░░░░░ employees and I have ░░░░░░░░ my bid includes 13 ░░░░░░░░ hour for health care ░░░░░░░░ bid is zero How ░░░░░░░░ I win the bid ░░░░░░░░ I m putting for ░░░░░░░░ man hour on the ░░░░░░░░ I m putting 13 ░░░░░░░░ hour on my bid ░░░░░░░░ you are putting zero ░░░░░░░░ yours How do I ░░░░░░░░ I m out of ░░░░░░░░ GRUBER There has been ░░░░░░░░ long standing problem LYNCH ░░░░░░░░ say I can afford ░░░░░░░░ How do I win ░░░░░░░░ bid if my bid ░░░░░░░░ every man hour on ░░░░░░░░ job I have to ░░░░░░░░ 13 an hour on ░░░░░░░░ bid and you can ░░░░░░░░ zero and send your ░░░░░░░░ to the exchange or ░░░░░░░░ are not obligated to ░░░░░░░░ for health care How ░░░░░░░░ that work SPEAKER Gentleman ░░░░░░░░ I time has expired ░░░░░░░░ Gruber can asnwer GRUBER ░░░░░░░░ has been a long ░░░░░░░░ problem of competition between ░░░░░░░░ that do and don ░░░░░░░░ offer health insurance The ░░░░░░░░ Care Act acutauuly tries ░░░░░░░░ address that through a ░░░░░░░░ indeciperable assessment on large ░░░░░░░░ that don t provide ░░░░░░░░ insurabce and tries to ░░░░░░░░ the playing field in ░░░░░░░░ way LYNCH But it ░░░░░░░░ t do it.”