U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) reintroduced legislation on Tuesday, March 19, that their offices report will “save jobs and prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for America’s small businesses and families.” The Senators report the, “Jobs and Premium Protection Act, eliminates the costly, unfair and job-crushing health insurance tax (HIT) included in the President’s health care law. ”
“Over the last three years, Americans and small businesses have watched their health premiums increase under the President’s health care law. Now, they’re set to get hit again unless Congress repeals the costly health insurance tax,” said Barrasso. “Ultimately small businesses and their employees are the ones who are going to end up paying this unfair tax. Washington needs to focus on helping small businesses grow, not burdening them with new job-crushing taxes. It’s time to eliminate this bad policy that will only increase health insurance premiums for families and cost thousands of Americans their jobs.”