{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/congressman-harris-votes-give-everyone-relief-obamacare%E2%80%99s-bad-medicine", "Congressman Harris Votes to Give Everyone Relief from Obamacare\u2019s Bad Medicine", "2013-07-17", "2013", "2013-07", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Tonight, Congressman Andy Harris, MD voted for two bills that would give both individuals and businesses a one year delay from The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act\u00a0 (PPACA). The first bill H.R. 2667 \u201cThe Authority for Mandate Delay Act\u201d would delay for one year the requirement that employers who have more than 50 full time employees provide health insurance for their employees. It would also delay the reporting requirements associated with the mandate. The second bill H.R. 2668 \u201cThe Fairness for American Families Act\u201d would delay for a year the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.\nThe House of Representatives took up both bills in light of the Obama administration\u2019s announcement to delay the business mandate for a year. Knowing that the President cannot enact legislation at whim, the House passed H.R. 2667 to delay the mandate for businesses. Also, understanding the basic unfairness of exempting some from the law and not all, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2668 to exempt individuals from the mandate.\n\u201cIndividuals and families deserve the same relief under Obamacare as big businesses,\u201d said Congressman Harris. \u201cThe President\u2019s decision to give them a one year delay from the insurance mandate but not individuals and families is unfair. This law needs to be applied in a uniform way. It shouldn\u2019t benefit one group at the expense of another. \u00a0\u00a0\n\u201cDespite promises that Obamacare would insure every American with quality, affordable healthcare, we\u2019re seeing firsthand how it\u2019s leading to higher premiums, denied care, and fewer jobs. In Maryland, young people could pay up to 150% more for their insurance under the Obamacare exchange. It\u2019s clear that everyone deserves relief from Obamacare\u2019s bad medicine \u2013 not just big businesses \u2013 so we can get our economy growing again and get more people back to work.\u201d\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://harris.house.gov/press-release/congressman-harris-votes-give-everyone-relief-obamacare%E2%80%99s-bad-medicine"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7638090066611767, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}