Congressional hearing on 30-hour rule held in Greenfield

Dan Spehler:

Several members of Congress were in the Hoosier State on Thursday for a special hearing on the issue of health care.

The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions came to Greenfield City Hall for a field hearing called “The Effects of the President’s Health Care Law on Indiana’s Classrooms and Workplaces.”

Subcommittee chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) was in attendance with several Indiana lawmakers, including Rep. Luke Messer, who invited his colleagues to Greenfield for the hearing.

Messer introduced legislation dealing with the Affordable Care Act’s effect on schools, and specifically, the mandate to provide insurance for anyone working 30 hours a week or more.