Dean Gallo: “I appreciate this time to address the economic implications of health care reform. Whether we mandate employers to pay…”

“I appreciate this time to address the economic implications of health care reform. Whether we mandate employers to pay for coverage, control prices of prescription drugs, slash Medicare, or increase taxes to reform health care, each of these measures will impact jobs. I am concerned about the future of a health care industry that employs nearly 9 million Americans. Before we vote on a health care reform plan, we should have in hand an official congressional job impact statement. Congress should have a clear indication of how any measure will impact people's jobs. With my colleague from Kansas, Jan Meyers, I have introduced a bill that would require that be done--H.R. 3882, the Health Care Reform Jobs Preservation Act. I urge you to cosponsor this bill. The American people deserve to know whose jobs might be lost as a result reforming the health care system.”