Being a woman compared to being a smoker
here:
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2009/1 1/7/101418/596/253#c253
The above links to a seven-second clip. To put the clip in context, here's a larger section of the debate, transcribed (bolded is what's in the clip):
... so it's women's fault that insurance companies want to charge them more for insurance, and men shouldn't lose their discounts. In other words, it would be unfair for men to lose their discounts, in the same way it would be unfair to make it illegal for a nonsmoker to get a discount.
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2009/1
The above links to a seven-second clip. To put the clip in context, here's a larger section of the debate, transcribed (bolded is what's in the clip):
In promoting the House health bill, New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone made reference to discrimination by insurance companies, citing their reluctance to insure people with preexisting conditions and differences in costs based on gender. "But that's not against the law," Texas Republican Pete Sessions said.
Pallone replied, "No, but we would make it against the law. Why do you have a problem with that?" he asked. "Why should a woman pay more than a man?"
"Well, we're all different," Sessions explained. "Why should a smoker pay more-?," he said before getting interrupted by a burst of chatter throughout the room.
... so it's women's fault that insurance companies want to charge them more for insurance, and men shouldn't lose their discounts. In other words, it would be unfair for men to lose their discounts, in the same way it would be unfair to make it illegal for a nonsmoker to get a discount.