On the recordApril 2, 2014
Today, I rise in support of restoring Americans' work hours so they can see bigger paychecks and more opportunities. ObamaCare places an unprecedented government regulation on workers, changing the definition of ``full-time work'' from 40 hours per week to 30 hours. As a direct result, Americans across the country are having their hours cut at work, and they are seeing smaller paychecks. At a time when the costs of groceries, gas, and health care keep increasing, lower paychecks are simply unacceptable. The bill we have before us today, the Save American Workers Act, would repeal ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek definition of ``full-time employment'' and would restore the traditional definition of a 40-hour workweek. Today, we are voting to restore hours and wages and to give businesses and their workers some relief from the burdens of ObamaCare. This is a critical step in creating an America that works. I hear about the effects of ObamaCare from workers and employers across mid-Michigan. Recently, Central Michigan University was forced to cut back student employees' hours. As one student said: Students use that money to pay for finances and school, and I think it's going to become increasingly harder for them to pay for school when we can only work 25 hours. A faculty member at a community college in my district wrote to me recently, and said: I hold two part-time positions . . .…
