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John Conyers: “I would like to suggest that there is at least one point of accord. There may be others between the members of the…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2011
I would like to suggest that there is at least one point of accord. There may be others between the members of the Judiciary Committee in the consideration of the matter before us. Now I return to the assertion that the health care bill, proudly referred to by some on this side of the aisle as ObamaCare, that this bill will cost 800,000 jobs. And I would like to suggest that this misleading figure has been floating around since last summer. This is why The Hill article on the CBO today said, 'GOP jumps on old job numbers.' What CBO said last summer was that if health insurance is affordable, a person who is working a bad job just to keep health care might be able to leave the job.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan
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Feb 11, 2011

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Conyers addresses concerns about the 1099 rule and the impact of the health care bill on jobs.

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