Political Quotes

“Congress should make sure that employers doing the right thing and providing high-value health insurance to their employees are supported, not penalized with an egregious tax. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from UNITE HERE and several other national organizations. UNITEHERE!, Las Vegas, NV, July 15, 2019. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Representative: On behalf of UNITE HERE and the 300,000 men and women and their families from the fastest growing private sector labor union in America, I am asking for your vote to approve H.R. 748, the ``Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019.'' It is time to finally put a marker down and bring real tax relief to hard pressed working Americans, not just to health insurance and medical device companies who have a legion of lobbyists at their disposal. At a time when consumer anxiety is high and where only one job should be enough to make a living but isn't, the 181 million middle-class Americans who receive their health benefits from a private employer need an economic boost and some good news. I want to make the position of our union and membership clear: We support tax relief for middle-class Americans, starting with the repeal of the 40% excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurance.…”