On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
And my colleagues, as I travel around my district and travel around the country, the American people are worried about their jobs. They are worried about their incomes rising because they are all under pressure. The economy is not growing. Why isn't it growing? One of the issues that is standing in the way is ObamaCare--the fact that nobody knows what the rules are. Employers are scared to death to hire new employees and are cutting the hours of many of their current employees. And for what reason? This law is not ready for prime time. The House has done its work. We passed a bill on Saturday night--and sent it to the United States Senate--that would delay ObamaCare for 1 year and would eliminate permanently the medical device tax that is costing us tens of thousands of jobs that are being shipped overseas. The Senate decided not to work yesterday. My goodness. If there is such an emergency, where are they? It's time for the Senate to listen to the American people--just like the House has listened to the American people--and pass a 1-year delay of ObamaCare and a permanent repeal of the medical device tax. ____________________
