senator bill ferguson said it makes sense to protect maryland's youth. >> there ace serious threats and they -- there's serious threats. >> reporter: others feel the legislation is too far reaching. >> i think there's a difference between smoking and being exspoalsed to second hand -- exposed to second hand smoke. you would be at the same risk for cancer. >> reporter: the american lung association said 7500 to5,000 children under 18 months are hospitalized a year due to second hand smoke. many parents said that's a good reason to have this law. >> a bad example. we need to get our kids healthy. by them watching adults smoke, it's just encouraging them. >> reporter: some think smoking is bad for a different reason. >> i kind of think smoking in the car is another distraction

ferguson. we a lulet you -- salute you. but the poison bill is that this measure will ban class actions on a claim for violation of antitrust law which is the cleverest way of ending antitrust law. unless you have a class action, well my doctor congressman is not a lawyer, but without class actions you can't bring a claim, because nobody's going to file suit on a $30 issue, a million people suing for $30 each. so it's a poison pill and i'd like to yield to the gentleman who had an amendment that had huge bipartisan support, mr. defazio of oregon. the chair: the gentleman from oregon is recognized for -- mr. conyers: as much time as he may consume. the chair: as much time as he may consume. mr. defazio: i thank the gentleman. we had at the end of last congress a tremendous bipartisan vote, 406-19, on repealing straight up the antitrust immunity, the insurance industry. the american people, no matter where they are on the affordable health care act, agree on one thing, insurance companies should not be able to get together and collude to either