Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Save American Workers Act, which I join the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Young) in introducing again this year. I have not supported and I do not support the repeal of the ACA, but some commonsense changes need to be made. The administration has already acknowledged difficulties in implementing the employer mandate by instituting delays and substantial administrative changes. One problem is that the ACA defines full-time work as 30 hours a week, causing small businesses, local governments, and schools to cut the hours of workers and limit workers' scheduling flexibility. The CBO has confirmed that shifting to a 40-hour full-time definition-- Americans' common understanding of full-time work--would lead to some workers seeing an increase in their take-home pay. Even the President's former senior adviser, David Axelrod, has suggested that the President consider this change. So let's do right by America's part-time workers, family businesses, local governments, and schools. Let's pass this bill and fix this broken part of the ACA.”