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Rep. Gosar Votes to Save the 40-Hour Work Week
'It falls on Congress to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of ObamaCare'

Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) voted in favor of the Save American Workers Act (H.R.2575), of which he is a co-sponsor. This legislation would repeal ObamaCare’s new definition of full time employment as 30-hours and restore the traditional 40-hour definition. H.R.2575 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 248 to 179. After the vote, Rep. Gosar issued the following statement:   

"It falls on Congress to protect the American people from the disastrous effects of ObamaCare. One of its tragic consequences is the demise of the traditional 40-hour work week. ObamaCare's 30-hour rule is forcing single mothers, recent college graduates and low income families to pick up second jobs just to make ends meet. The legislation I voted for today is simple; all it does is change the definition of a full-time work week back to 40 hours. It provides middle class families with greater financial security, allows hardworking Americans to keep more of their money and prevents them from being forced to take on another job just to make the equivalent amount that they made under a 40-hour work week. I urge the Senate to swiftly pass this critical  legislation."

BACKGROUND
As stated in information provided by the House Ways and Means Committee and the Hoover Institution, the 30-hour rule will put 2.6 million workers with a median income under $30,000 at risk of losing their jobs or hours, of which 89 percent do not have college degrees and 63 percent are women.

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