Renee L. Ellmers: “I thank my colleague who is working so hard on the Ways and Means Committee and also as vice chair of our conference. I…”

“I thank my colleague who is working so hard on the Ways and Means Committee and also as vice chair of our conference. I rise today in support of the Save American Workers Act, an important bill that I am proud to say I am a cosponsor of as well. Every day, we learn more and more of the dangers facing millions of Americans due to the Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. Just last week, in North Carolina, we learned that substitute teachers will be getting their hours cut and their incomes cut because of this irresponsible mandate. North Carolina teachers are being notified of their cuts, and millions of hardworking Americans across this country will work less and suffer more in order to comply with this law. In my own district, substitute teachers are facing the same problem. In Lee County, an official confirmed to my office: We are cutting the hours of our part-time people, our substitute teachers. Nationwide, 76 percent of public school teachers are women. This is a direct assault on women. This so-called law is a complete and total assault on women. More than half of the workforce today, of the 72 million women in the workforce, are the primary wage earners for their family. Across this country, women stand to lose the most. Sixty-three percent of them are women, those who are at risk of losing their hours. The facts speak for themselves. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill, another changing bill, changing this very bad law known as ObamaCare. Mr.…”