House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today as he joined the House Speaker, Majority Leader, and fellow committee chairmen in unveiling “ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law,” a new report that reveals job-killing aspects of the controversial health care law:
"This report makes a clear and convincing argument that the onerous mandates, tax hikes, and massive new spending at the heart of ObamaCare will hurt the economy and destroy jobs. The mandate requiring employers with more than 50 workers to provide government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty is especially harmful, with one estimate suggesting such a mandate will destroy more than 1.5 million jobs. At a time when nearly one in 10 Americans are unemployed and searching for work, Congress has a responsibility to repeal the Democrats’ health care law to clear the way for lasting job creation and real health care reform.
"Republicans are moving forward with our pledge to repeal ObamaCare and undertake a process to engage every member of Congress and the American people in pursuing meaningful reform that lowers costs, expands access to quality care, preserves the doctor-patient relationship, and protects jobs.”
