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CONCORD — Several students at R. BrownMcAllister Elementary School had the same question for U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson as he visited their school on Tuesday. They wanted to know why people had to be 18 years old to vote.
“That’s a good question,” Hudson said. “No one has ever asked me that before. I’ll go to Washington and ask.”
At least three students asked about that issue while Hudson was visiting. He told the students that, even though he was not around when that law was made, he guessed it had to do with reaching a mature age.
State and local employers told two members of Congress April 30 that the Affordable Care Act could force cuts in programs or services and limit their future expansion.
U.S. Reps. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, and Richard Hudson of North Carolina’s 8th District led the field hearing, titled Health Care Challenges Facing North Carolina’s Workers and Job Creators, at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Congressmen hear health care concerns
CONCORD — Several business owners and a representative from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College voiced similar concerns Tuesday about the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act.
Speaking to two Congressmen at a Concord hearing, they said that while some reforms may be needed, they’re worried that requirements starting in 2014 will not only hurt their businesses but also their employees and customers.
Congress comes to Concord for health care hearing