Rep. Barletta Applauds Decision to Protect Volunteer Firefighters from ACA

Statement

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Lou Barletta, PA-11, announced today that he has received a letter (see below) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to his letter concerning the treatment of volunteer firefighters under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

"I am pleased the IRS has finally issued guidance on a question I have been seeking answers to for months. I first learned about this issue from a volunteer firefighter back home, which originally prompted my letter to the IRS. After receiving no answer from the IRS, I began a crusade to end the uncertainty that the ACA was causing volunteer firefighters, firehouses, and municipalities across Pennsylvania and the country. This lead to my introduction of H.R. 3685, the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, which would specifically exempt volunteer firefighters and emergency responders from the Employer Mandate Provision of Obamacare.
"In the end, common sense prevailed and firehouses won't have to shut their doors."

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