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• Labor unions were among the biggest supporters of ObamaCare when the bill was being debated in 2010. After endorsing the bill and working fervently to pass the legislation, unions heralded the passage of the president's signature law as monumental. Despite their support for the bill, the unions are now beginning to find out the ugly reality of what the law means for their members' health care plans and they want out. Top union leaders have been quoted as saying that the law will "shatter" health benefits and cause "nightmare scenarios." Terence O'Sullivan, president of the Laborers' International Union of North America said, "If the Affordable Care Act is not fixed… then I believe it needs to be repealed." |
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health plans known as Taft-Hartley plans. This carve-out would have allowed union members to receive taxpayer-subsidized premium tax credits on top of generous plans that already receive the employer tax exclusion, forcing taxpayers to double-subsidize union members' health plans. In order to prevent the White House from moving forward with this proposal, I introduced legislation to prevent the White House from making a special backroom deal for unions. (Continued on page 8) |
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