Political Quotes

James Hill: Every employee out there whose employer offers health insurance to them receives that health insurance without paying…

On the recordJune 3, 1997
Every employee out there whose employer offers health insurance to them receives that health insurance without paying taxes on it. The employer gets a tax deduction for that. We are talking about the self-employed. The irony of this is that a person can be self-employed and have employees and be able to take a tax deduction for their employees' health insurance but they cannot take that tax deduction for their family's health insurance. What this would do is to make it fair so that those people who are out there taking risks, trying to develop new opportunities in the economy are treated the same as everyone else.
Said by
James Hill
Republican · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing tax deductions for health insurance for self-employed individuals.

Share

More from James Hill

Jan 12, 2026

I rise in condolence to Jill LaMalfa and the LaMalfa family of northern California, that beautiful area north of Sacramento, deep in the wilderness, home to Mt. Shasta. There was no better representation of the people of California than…

govinfo.gov
Sep 10, 2025

I appreciate the intentions of the sponsor, but I believe we need to carefully consider some of the details. This amendment nearly duplicates the vast powers of the Defense Production Act while the House Financial Services Committee and…

govinfo.gov
Feb 9, 2026

I noted in my remarks that the only way that Taiwan and the People's Republic of China can become one is through mutual consent, not through coercion, not through embargoes, not through invasion, and not through military attack…

govinfo.gov
May 19, 2026

I rise in support of the ranking member's bill, H.R. 4544, the American Access to Banking Act. I thank Ms. Waters for her diligent work on this important bipartisan legislation. Over the past decade, Mr. Speaker, the United States has lost…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation