[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1579]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           OBAMACARE AND JOBS

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, last week, the Health Subcommittee 
investigated how the new health care law, ObamaCare, is impacting job 
growth and worker opportunities across the country. The results are not 
good. The recovery continues to be well below what we need to keep up 
with workers entering the marketplace. Youth unemployment remains very 
high, and ObamaCare is showering employers with new red tape.
  In our hearing, restaurant group owner Tom Boucher from New Hampshire 
testified about his struggles. So far, he has spent more than 100 hours 
with human resources staff trying to prepare for the law. The 
anticipated economic burden has delayed his plans to open a new 
restaurant. These are good jobs that could have been created.
  ObamaCare is perversely discouraging companies from hiring full-time 
workers. Many job seekers find that they can only find part-time work 
right now. We need a dynamic economy creating good private sector jobs. 
Instead, ObamaCare is forcing employers to spend more time worrying 
about taxes and accounting and hiring part-time employees. That's not 
the reform our ailing economy needs.

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