On the recordJanuary 8, 2015
I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I, too, am pleased to stand here today to support the Save American Workers Act. I also want to thank my colleague and fellow Hoosier, Representative Todd Young, for sponsoring this bill. This bipartisan legislation would restore the traditional 40-hour workweek and help employers and employees. Right now, the Affordable Care Act defines full-time employees as those who work 30 hours or more a week, not the standard, more traditional 40 hours. My district is the RV capital of the world. Businesses are ripe for growth. Expansion is on the horizon. They are afraid to hire and be forced to lay off if this 30-hour definition is not changed. Our businesses, like the School City of Mishawaka that educates kids, need permanent relief from the burdensome and costly requirements of ObamaCare. The Save American Workers Act will create jobs in my State and in my district for Hoosiers. Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce a letter of support from the Precision Machined Products Association, which employs many machinists in my district--real jobs for real people. Precision Machined Products Association, January 6, 2015. Hon. Todd Young, Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC. Dear Representative Young: On behalf of the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA), our members and the roughly 100,000 employees nationwide in our industry, thank you for your introduction of H.R.…
