[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SAVE THE AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLLINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I come to the House floor 
today to express my support for the Save American Workers Act. This 
legislation will repeal ObamaCare's definition of full-time employment 
as 30 hours a week.
  Every American knows that full time is 40 hours a week, so it is time 
to reverse this ill-advised provision of ObamaCare. Redefining full 
time as 40 hours a week will have a big impact. Constituents like 
Colden Repka of Attica, New York, and Richard Markel of Clarence, New 
York, have shared with me their stories of lost wages and lost hours 
due to this provision of ObamaCare. Testimony at the Small Business 
hearing I chaired on this matter was clear--the 30-hour definition of 
full time must be revised.
  ObamaCare is turning our Nation into a part-time economy. It 
discourages economic growth and results in the erosion of our Nation's 
middle class. The Save American Workers Act will do just what the title 
says. It will put hardworking Americans back where they want to be--
working and supporting their families.

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