[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E509]
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                   SAVE AMERICAN WORKERS ACT OF 2014

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                               speech of

                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 2, 2014

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my 
opposition to H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act. This bill is 
not only our 52nd repeal vote and another effort to undermine the 
Affordable Care Act, it actually worsens the problem it purports to 
fix.
  Raising the threshold for full-time employees from 30 hours per week 
to 40 hours will result in lost work hours for 6.5 million people and 
essentially eviscerate the employer responsibility requirement.
  According to the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on 
Taxation, H.R. 2575 will cause a million people to lose their employer-
based health insurance coverage, increase the number of uninsured 
Americans by 500,000, and add $74 billion to the deficit over 10 years.
  This bill will make a shift towards part-time employment much more 
likely, not less so.
  I urge my colleagues to protect American workers and vote against 
H.R. 2575.

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