Save American Workers Act of 2015

Floor Speech

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Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I thank the chairman.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 30.

I am amazed as to how many times we let politics interfere with
policy. I want to tell you who you are really hurting. You are not
hurting the Republican Party by your remarks. What you are doing is
hurting the American people by your remarks.

This is America's Congress. It is not a Republican Congress, and it
is not a Democrat Congress. It is America's Congress. Who have you hurt
the most with this policy? Women. Lower-income people and lower middle-
income people have suffered greatly.

How do I know that? It is because I am actually in the job market. I
have actually hired people. I know the dignity of labor, and I know the
harm that is being done by this care act that is totally unaffordable
and uncaring.

It is unbelievable that we would come to the floor of this House and
somehow make the other political party look bad and turn our backs on
the people who sent us. It is not working, gentlemen. We don't have to
dismantle it. It is falling apart on its own.

In fact, it is so bad that the President won't even enforce the full
law until after an election. Please tell me politics didn't have
anything to do with that. Let's do what is right for the American
people for a change and quit trying to posture on some kind of a
political stance that is just based on fantasy.

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