Flores Statement on Delay of ObamaCare Employer Mandate
Statement
The Obama administration has announced it will delay the requirement, under the Affordable Care Act, that all employers with more than 50 employees provide health care coverage to their workers. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding this announcement:
"President Obama's health care law has been doomed to fail since it was first introduced. Even some of its principal supporters have stated ObamaCare is a "train wreck'. In addition, the pending cloud of this law has been so detrimental to our nation's job creating business community that the administration is now delaying implementation of one of its central components. This delay proves that the administration has come to realize the draconian effects that the law will have on job creators and the American public. The administration's delay, as implementation begins to unfold, reaffirms the fact that ObamaCare will harm employers, raise health care costs and, as a result, destroy jobs. Furthermore, it appears that the administration's decision was at least partially driven by politics as it delayed the start of this troublesome component until after the mid-term Congressional elections, presumably to avoid potential election year losses.
"Since first being elected to Congress in 2010, I have voted over three dozen times to repeal, dismantle and defund ObamaCare. Delaying implementation of this bureaucrat-controlled, budget-busting, job-destroying law will not solve the underlying problems of this ill-conceived move toward government controlled health care. I, along with my fellow House Conservatives, remain committed to repealing and replacing ObamaCare with legislation that will focus on private-sector solutions with inputs from patients, health care providers and health insurance providers. Hardworking American families deserve commonsense health care reforms that strengthen the doctor-patient relationship and give them a say in their health care."
Congressman Bill Flores represents the 17th District of Texas and is an entrepreneur, former energy executive, Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and member of the House Budget, Natural Resources and Veterans' Affairs Committees.
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