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Shaheen and Scott Applaud Passage of PACE Act by U.S. House of Representatives

Press Release

Date: Sept. 28, 2015
Location: Washington, D.C
Issues: Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance Business, Consumers, and Employees

U.S. Senators and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tim Scott (R-SC), both former small business owners and members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today applauded the House of Representatives for passing the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act (H.R.1624). In April, Senators Scott and Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the PACE Act (S.1099) in the Senate, and have since been building momentum to address this issue on behalf of small and mid-sized businesses, their employees and their families.

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"While health care reform continues to sharply divide Congress, I'm very pleased that we're making progress to improve current law in a bipartisan way," said Shaheen. "This legislation would make a helpful adjustment to the Affordable Care Act for small and mid-size businesses in the Granite State by limiting potential premium increases and letting the states determine what's best for their market. Passage in the House is a big step forward for this common sense proposal and I'm optimistic we can do likewise in the Senate."


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