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On the recordJanuary 8, 2015
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your leadership on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I support this bill. In fact, just this morning I was reading your op-ed from USA Today in which you make a great point. This law cannot be fixed. It is beyond repair. No quick legislative fix can fix this law and make it work for the countless American families who have already been negatively impacted, including people in my district. Last November, the American people spoke loud and clear. They want to see bold legislative action that pushes back against the failed policies of this President. I support this bill, but I want to do more, and we must do more. I look forward to working with the chairman and leadership of this House to move forward with the full repeal of this law. Mr. Speaker, I will insert into the Record the position statement favoring this bill from the National Federation of Independent Business, the voice of small business of America. National Federation of Independent Business, Washington, DC, January 6, 2015. Dear Representative: On behalf of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, I am writing in support of H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015. H.R. 30 will be considered an NFIB Key Vote for the 114th Congress.…
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Bradley Byrne
Alabama

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