What Congress is doing, understanding that this is an unprecedented requirement to have the individual mandate which requires every American to purchase health care insurance. The Congressional Budget Office has previously said that never before has Congress put a mandate on Americans to purchase anything merely as a result of being a resident lawfully in this country. But that is exactly what this bill does. In an unprecedented fashion, Congress recognizing the difficulty they are having with regard to the constitutionality of this bill put into the legislation their belief that this complies with the Commerce clause. (05:04–05:18)
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Asserts that the Congressional Budget Office stated Congress has never mandated purchases based on residency.
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