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The Hill ^
The House on Thursday in a 252-172 vote approved legislation that would waive fees on businesses that do not offer health insurance to employees working fewer than 40 hours per week. The legislation – which has been at the center of a heavy corporate lobbying campaign – only received 12 Democratic votes. Eighteen Democrats backed the bill during a House vote on the same issue last spring. No Republicans opposed the measure. The White House has threatened to veto the bill, which strikes at the healthcare law’s mandate that businesses provide insurance. The legislation is the GOP’s first chance to...
The House on Thursday in a 252-172 vote approved legislation that would waive fees on businesses that do not offer health insurance to employees working fewer than 40 hours per week. The legislation – which has been at the center of a heavy corporate lobbying campaign – only received 12 Democratic votes. Eighteen Democrats backed the bill during a House vote on the same issue last spring. No Republicans opposed the measure. The White House has threatened to veto the bill, which strikes at the healthcare law’s mandate that businesses provide insurance. The legislation is the GOP’s first chance to...