Subcommittee Hearings

Subcommittee on Health and Technology

The Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses
On Thursday May 9 2013, at 10:00 A.M., the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology held a hearing titled, The Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing was to provide an opportunity to examine the economic effects of the fee on small businesses.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Chris Collins (R-NY)

Witnesses and Testimony

  • Mr. William Dennis, Jr. Senior Research Fellow, NFIB Foundation, Washington, DC

  • Mr. Ryan P. Thorn, Ryan P. Thorn Insurance Planning, South Jordan, UT

  • Mr. Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC 
    • Mr. Dean Norton, President, New York Farm Bureau, Elba, NY

      • Additional Items:

    • Hearing Notice
    • Witness List
    • Hearing Memo
    • Hearing Video
    • Press Release

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