On the recordApril 2, 2014
I thank Congressman Young for his hard work. ObamaCare is waging a war on work. ObamaCare's 30-hour rule gives employers an awful choice: cut hours or pay new taxes. Fort Wayne Community Schools, our State's largest school district, announced last year that they would cut 610 part-time workers after estimating a $10 million cost of compliance with ObamaCare. My constituent, Todd Hollman, the Vice President of Pizza Hut and KFC of Fort Wayne, writes this: Due to ACA, our company has been forced to reduce the number of part-time employees or face even greater penalties than we already will. Even by reducing the number of newly defined full-time employees, we will still incur nearly a $1 million penalty in 2015. While the Obama administration has delayed the employer mandate, businesses are still bracing themselves for ObamaCare's inevitable impact. Hoosiers don't need a part-time economy. We deserve a full- throttled recovery. It is time to repeal ObamaCare's 30-hour definition of full employment. I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Young, for his leadership on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2575. It is the right thing to do. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 2575 is postponed. ____________________





