[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H1649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LET'S HELP AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, the American people were told 
that the President's new health care law would create 4 million new 
jobs. Well, it turns out supporters of the law were only off by 6 
million, because yesterday the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office 
revealed that over 2 million jobs will actually be lost under 
ObamaCare.
  One problem is the law drastically changes the definition of full-
time work to 30 hours per week. Because of this so-called ``30-hour 
rule,'' millions of Americans working in education, small business, 
hospitality, retail, food service, and public safety are now having 
their hours and their wages cut by up to 25 percent. And this comes at 
a time when there are already 7.8 million Americans working part-time 
who want full-time work.
  America's workers deserve better, and, thankfully, there is 
bipartisan support for the Save American Workers Act to restore a 
common understanding in America that full-time work is 40 hours. The 
bill passed the Ways and Means Committee and is headed for the floor.
  Mr. Speaker, let's have some common sense and eliminate this onerous 
mandate so we can get people back to work.

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