Congressman Mike Rogers made the following remarks today after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report yesterday that the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, would push two million employees out of the workforce by 2017 and 2.5 million employees over the next decade.

“The findings in this report come as no surprise. We’ve known Obamacare is a flawed law that will hurt folks across East Alabama. It has already had a negative impact across the Third District with rising premiums for less health care coverage.

“During these uncertain economic times, knowing more jobs will be lost in the future because of this law is discouraging. It is time for Obamacare to be repealed before it damages our country anymore. Congress and the president should come together on common sense solutions to expand health coverage while strengthening our economy.”

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