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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-why-does-president-obama-want-deny-oregon-families-same | Greg Walden: Why does President Obama want to deny Oregon families the same protection businesses are getting? | 2013-07-17 | 2013 | 2013-07 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | Greg Walden: Why does President Obama want to deny Oregon families the same protection businesses are getting? U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today issued the following statement regarding his support of plans to delay two major Obamacare mandates and protect Oregon individuals, families, and businesses: How does President Obama have the authority to ignore a central requirement of his own signature law? He declared that businesses don't have to comply with Obamacare's employer mandate next year, but individuals and families must comply with the insurance mandate or pay a tax? That's not right or fair. Today, I voted to protect all Americans from Obamacare's requirements to purchase insurance by voting to delay both the individual and employer mandates. Surprisingly, the White House has said that the president would veto these bills, even though one of them gives him the legal authority to do what he's already announced he plans to do unilaterally. Only in Washington, D.C. does that make sense. Under the Affordable Care Act, countless Americans are getting kicked off their plans, and too many workers are losing their jobs or getting hours cut. It's time to repeal it and start over. This one year delay will allow us to work on real reforms that actually make healthcare more affordable for Oregon families without stifling job growth and innovation. On July 2, 2013, the Obama Administration announced that they were unilaterally delaying the mandate that large employers provide health insurance for their employees under Obamacare for one year. Today, the House passed, with bipartisan support, the Fairness for American Families Act (H.R. 2668), which would provide similar relief to those impacted by the individual health insurance mandate under the health law. It also passed, again with bipartisan support, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667), which authorizes the Obama Administration's delay of the employer mandate for one year. On July 16, in a Statement of Administration Policy, the White House announced that the president would veto these commonsense measures. It states this legislation would undermine key elements of the health law, even though the Obama Administration has already announced that they will unilaterally delay one of the key provisions anyway. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |