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Statement on Internal Revenue Service Decision to Protect Volunteer Firefighters from Health Care Law

Statement

Date: Jan. 13, 2014
Location: Bellefonte, PA
Issues: Health Insurance Infrastructure

U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson (PA-5) tonight issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) concerning the treatment of volunteer firefighters under the Affordable Care Act (ACA):

"Our local emergency volunteer organizations deserve to have this situation clarified and settled, and today's announcement by the Treasury Department and IRS is a step in the right direction. I look forward to reviewing the formal ruling, which is expected to be issued in the near future, and will work to ensure the final determination provides certainty to our local emergency organizations and the populations they protect."


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