[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               OBAMACARE

  (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss ObamaCare's assault 
on jobs and full-time employment. The law is costing wages that are 
important to families in these tough economic times.
  I received an email from a constituent in my district who is a 
teacher's assistant. Because of the 30 hours that is considered full-
time employment in the Affordable Care Act, her hours have been cut to 
28 hours a week, along with all of her colleagues. She stated:

       I don't even need health insurance, I get it through my 
     husband's employment. But because of this bill, I will be 
     losing money that my family needs and depends on.

  Indiana is also home to over 300 medical device companies, with an 
economic impact of over $10 billion a year. Companies in Indiana, like 
Cook Medical, have already scrapped plans for expansion in the State, 
citing the 2.3 percent medical device tax.
  Yesterday, I discussed with Secretary Sebelius the vote in the 
Senate, 79-20, and the vote in the last House Congress, 270-146--
including 37 Democrats--to repeal the law, but the administration 
sticks by the fact that they do not want that part of the law repealed.
  Mr. Speaker, this administration has been telling Americans for the 
last 5 years that they are trying to create jobs, but they're refusing 
to acknowledge the jobs that are being lost because of their health 
care bill.

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