Thank you very much, senator. The next witness, mr. Floyd abrams, senior partner at the law firm cahill, gordon, and reindel in new york, not a stranger to this committee over the years. Mr. Abrams, please go ahead. Thank you, senator leahy. Appreciate your invitation to appear here today. The description of the constitutional amendment that is before you today states in its text edit quote relates to the contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, unquote. Thats one way to safety. I think it wouldve been more defeat revealing to say that it actually relates to speech intended to affect elections. I think it would be even more accurate to say that it relates to limited speech intended to affect elections, and thats the core problem with it. It is intended to limit speech about elections and it would to just adapt. To start at the beginning, this has been said before, it is worth repeating, no ruling providing First Amendment protection has ever been reversed by a const
Employers were choosing to buy up until now. When i was an employer, you said it was done on a statebystate basis, they carry all of these outlying coverages. The essential Health Benefits. Not a state by state requirement the national requirement. And what is offered . What is in each plan, was done on a statebystate basis. Categories of the essential Health Benefits are mandatory. Some states dont have Mental Health coverage and some do. The particular benefits, fundaMental Health coverage. All right. You are telling me my old law firm, 15 employees, they will not be able to find a plan that is offered, if required federal benefits. Mentalhealth and Substance Abuse and maternity. 60yearold carrying maternity coverage. Spreading the cost of maternity coverage to women across the entire pool of people. That is how insurance works, you just paid for what you need, spread the costs across everyone. You choose to go by the coverage you need and spread the risk among the other people who n
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