McKinley Votes to Repeal '30-Hour' Rule in Obamacare

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Today, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV), voted to help families hurt by the President's health care plan by removing the definition of a full-time employee under Obamacare as 30-hours and replace it with 40-hours. Rep. McKinley is an original co-sponsor of the Save the Workers Act (H.R. 2575).

"We have already seen numerous examples of how businesses are cutting back hours, laying off employees and delaying expansion plans due to increased premiums in Obamacare," said Rep. McKinley. "By redefining full-time to a 30-hour work week, our middle class will continue to shrink and millions of hard-working Americans will lose needed income. This cannot happen, it's just not right and isn't fair."

Recent Hoover Institution research concluded:

* The 30-hour rule puts 2.6 million workers with an income of under $30,000 at risk for losing their jobs or have hours cut; and

* 89 percent of workers impacts by the rule do not have college degrees.

"Our office has heard from thousands of constituents who have been negatively impacted by Obamacare," added Rep. McKinley. "We will continue to find ways in the House to address the problems with this health care law. This is yet another way we are doing just that."

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