[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 78 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H3108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REPEAL OBAMACARE
(Mr. HUDSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Committee on Education and
the Workforce heard testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius. Despite a mountain of facts to the contrary, she
told the committee that the concerns employers have with the health
care law are mere speculation. I don't know who the Secretary is
talking to in Washington, but the reality for employers out in the real
world is there is no speculation when it comes to the job-crushing
effects of ObamaCare.
Where I live in North Carolina, ObamaCare is destroying jobs and
forces full-time workers to accept part-time hours, and that's just the
start. I recently hosted a field hearing in my district where I heard
from a business owner who, prior to ObamaCare, was able to offer some
of the best medical, dental, and vision care in the area at a cost of
only 20 percent to his employees. Sadly, this same company is now
subject to higher premiums, higher Medicare taxes, higher investment
taxes, and greater administrative burdens. All of this will divert
resources from new training, new equipment, and better wages.
Mr. Speaker, what I see are the facts and not speculation. That's why
I'm adamant that we need to repeal this terrible law.
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