Linked page includes background memo, opening statement and witness testimony, and a video of the hearing. Excerpt from the Subcommittee Chairman's opening statement: "[T]he costs and requirements of this law are forcing many businesses across the country to make difficult decisions, decisions that will impact the strength and growth of their companies, the wages of their workers, and their ability to hire new staff.... 41 percent of small businesses have frozen hiring because of Obamacare.... 19 percent of small businesses have reduced their number of workers because of the law. That is remarkable: nearly one fifth of the nation's small businesses have reduced employment because of the Affordable Care Act."

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