Smith hasn't taken a stance on the autism bill, but he says well-intentioned mandates often drive up costs to a point where companies stop offering insurance, hurting the very people the mandates were meant to help.
Frank's bill is still in its infant stages--no word yet on the administration's position. (The White House typically doesn't take a stance this early in the legislative game.) But if history is an indicator, anything that might impose more regulation on U.S. oil companies is not likely to go over well at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.