[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H55-H56]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HIRE OUR HEROES ACT

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, the President's takeover 
of our Nation's health care system burdens small businesses and 
veterans seeking jobs. ObamaCare's employer mandate hurts small 
businesses' ability to hire employees while veterans already face a 
tough job market.
  I am grateful the House yesterday passed the Hire More Heroes Act, a 
bipartisan bill to exempt veterans who already receive health care 
benefits through the VA and TRICARE from being counted in the number 
that must receive employer coverage.
  This policy change encourages businesses to hire veterans and 
provides relief to employers to create jobs. I appreciate South 
Carolina Attorney General Bob Livingston working with Colonel Ronnie 
Taylor on Operation Palmetto Employment to reduce veteran unemployment 
from 16 to 3 percent.
  Potential for employment should not be restricted by the failures of 
ObamaCare, and I am grateful one of the first votes of the 114th 
Congress supports veterans and creates jobs.
  Also, God bless our troops, and the President, by his actions, must 
never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. Our 
sympathy to America's first ally, France, on the terrorist attack today 
in Paris.

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