President Obama, in a heavily partisan speech defending his signature health care law, claimed Thursday "there's no widespread evidence" it is hurting jobs -- despite widespread reports that businesses are cutting back worker hours in order to avoid extra costs tied to the law.
The charge that ObamaCare is driving Americans into part-time work is one of the central claims that opponents make in arguing for the law to be defunded or delayed. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reiterated the claim during his 21-hour floor speech against ObamaCare this week.
But the president, while promoting the law to a friendly audience in suburban Washington, brushed off the argument.
"Most of the stories you'll hear about how ObamaCare just can't work, they're just not based on fact," Obama said.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...evidence-health-law-hurts-jobs-amid-cutbacks/
The charge that ObamaCare is driving Americans into part-time work is one of the central claims that opponents make in arguing for the law to be defunded or delayed. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, reiterated the claim during his 21-hour floor speech against ObamaCare this week.
But the president, while promoting the law to a friendly audience in suburban Washington, brushed off the argument.
"Most of the stories you'll hear about how ObamaCare just can't work, they're just not based on fact," Obama said.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...evidence-health-law-hurts-jobs-amid-cutbacks/
