[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H8657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CADILLAC TAX LETTER

  (Mr. GUINTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to request the President's timely 
response to a bipartisan, bicameral letter from congressional Members 
willing to work with him to repeal the Affordable Care Act's tax on 
middle class families' healthcare benefits.
  This month I joined House and Senate Members, both Democrat and 
Republican, to express our constituents' extreme concern about the 40 
percent tax on employer-sponsored benefits coming in 2018. Public and 
private employers and employees tell me that the tax will cost jobs and 
incomes across New Hampshire as they cope with higher taxes and 
premiums.
  Companies and municipalities are planning for the worst. Families 
will face lower wages and higher prices as organizations shift costs to 
pay for new taxes. Our coalition asks the President to meet with us as 
soon as possible so we can find a solution to this so-called Cadillac 
tax by the end of this year.
  I would like to thank Senators Heller, Brown, and Heinrich, as well 
as Representative Joe Courtney, for their help.
  Mr. President, please respond to our request to work together. If we 
act now, we can avoid more unintended consequences of the Affordable 
Care Act.

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