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On the recordJuly 31, 2013
the ACA, the Affordable Care Act, 'will shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40-hour workweek that is the backbone of the American middle class.'
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Scalise cites union leaders warning about the negative effects of the ACA on work hours.

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