Blog: Obamacare's Future: Will Hurt Jobs

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All of us across East Alabama are wondering recently if our economy is showing signs of life or not.

On the heels of December's disappointing jobs report, January's jobs report proved to be equally disappointing.

Only 113,000 jobs were added across the country which continues our concerns over the direction our economy is headed.

House Republicans remain focused on passing bills that could help add jobs to our struggling economy.

Disappointingly, Senate Democrats and the president continue to oppose important House-passed jobs legislation. On top of the jobs reports, you may have seen more disturbing news about Obamacare's impact on jobs.

A recent non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report found that by 2017, Obamacare would push two million employees out of the workforce and 2.5 million employees out of the workforce over the next decade.

These forecasted unemployment numbers coupled with our current economic climate don't give most folks across East Alabama or our nation a lot of faith in our economy's future.

We already knew the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, was a very flawed law, but now also knowing it could displace more people from good paying jobs just brings more uncertainty. I still believe Obamacare should be repealed and replaced with common-sense solutions that help expand our nation's health care coverage.

Congress is debating alternatives now, and I am monitoring those proposals. Until a better idea emerges, I will continue to fight against Obamacare and the devastating impact it is having on families and jobs.

As always, I want to hear from you on this or any issue. Contact me on my website at mike-rogers.house.gov and sign up for my eNewsletter. You can also like me on Facebook at Congressman Mike D. Rogers, follow me on Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and Instagram at RepMikeRogersAL and subscribe to my YouTube page at MikeRogersAL03.

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