Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Adrian Smith comments on Health Care Law

Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) made the following statement today after a new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office predicted the President’s health care law will reduce the number of full-time workers by roughly 2.3 million people, and the online exchanges will insure 1 million fewer people this year than previously estimated:
“This new report is just the latest evidence of what Nebraskans have told me all along: Obamacare makes our health systems worse, not better, and the law discourages economic growth and job creation. 
“House Republicans have offered hundreds of ideas to make health care more affordable and accessible in America.  Earlier today, I joined my colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee in approving two bills to prevent part-time workers, volunteer firefighters, and other emergency workers from being hurt by the Obamacare employer mandate.
“I hope this report will encourage President Obama and Senator Reid to consider these and other Republican solutions instead of continuing to block the process.  As the report indicates, we can and must do better.”
Today, the House Committee on Ways and Means passed H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act which would change the health care law’s definition of full time employment from 30 hours per week to the traditional definition of 40 hours per week.  This change would prevent hours and wages from being cut for millions of part-time workers.
The Committee also passed H.R. 3979 which would exempt volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders from being subject to the employer mandate.  Both bills have now been referred to the full House of Representatives for consideration.

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