America’s leading small business group urges bipartisan support for Obamacare repeal legislation
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National Federation of Independent Business/California
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NFIB SUPPORTS AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT
America’s leading small business group urges bipartisan support for Obamacare repeal legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 14, 2017 – Today, NFIB California State Executive Director Tom Scott issued the following statement in support of the American Health Care Act:
“Small business optimism at the national level has soared since November because small business owners anticipate a change in policies from Washington, DC. Driving that optimism is the expectation that Congress will repeal Obamacare, which has been devastating to small businesses. The American Health Care Act would repeal the most punishing elements of Obamacare, including the massive tax increases and mandates that have increased costs, limited choices, and smothered job creation.
“This will be a key vote for NFIB. Our members will pay very close attention. Every member of Congress who cares about small business should vote for this measure. There’s a lot more work to be done in order to make the health care system affordable, flexible, and predictable, but the American Health Care Act is a necessary first step.”
NFIB sent a letter to members of Congress yesterday informing them that the American Health Care Act will be a key vote. The organization was the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case, NFIB vs. Sebelius. The focus of its case was the individual mandate, which the American Health Care Act would repeal.
According to NFIB research, the high cost of health care has been identified by small business owners as their top concern for the past 30 years.
For more information about NFIB, please visit www.nfib.com/advocacy/healthcare.
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For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB has 350,000 dues-paying members nationally, with over 22,000 in California. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America’s economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. To learn more visit www.NFIB.com/california
