"The [Chamber] applauds [House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health chairman's] efforts to highlight the harmful economic impact that the employer mandate is having on our country now two years after the enactment of [PPACA], despite the fact that the mandate will not become fully effective for another two years. Your hearing regarding the Individual and Employer Mandates in the Democrats' Health Care Law on March 29, 2012 importantly showcased the ongoing harm that the mandate is having on business, jobs and the economy. The Chamber continues to support the repeal of the employer mandate and agrees that the employer mandate is discouraging employers from hiring, a fact that our members have verified in survey after survey."