Democrats promote positive message on Obamacare and work hours

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Democrats promote positive message on Obamacare and work hours

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-promote-positive-message-obamacare-hours-185007620--sector.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gAPkuBohRepMHhaJqPa2AA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-09T185007Z_1_CBREA181GBM00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE-MISSISSIPPI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" align="left" title="Applications are seen at a rally held by supporters of the Affordable Care Act in Jackson, Mississippi" border="0" /></a>By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats sought to turn the latest controversy over Obamacare and the economy into a positive political message on Sunday by casting an expected decline in American work hours as a boon to worker freedom and family values. In a new partisan tussle over election messaging that is likely to color this year's congressional mid-term campaign, Democratic lawmakers said a predicted drop in work hours brought about by Obamacare would mean more family time for mothers, more study opportunities for college students and less job stress for older workers. That's a family value,&quot; Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said on NBC's Sunday program, &quot;Meet the Press.&quot; He was responding to a fiscal report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Tuesday that said President Barack Obama's healthcare law would bring about a drop in work hours equal to the loss of 2.5 million full-time workers over the next decade. The change would occur because some workers, particularly those with lower wages, would limit their hours to avoid losing federal subsidies that Obamacare provides to help pay for health insurance and other healthcare costs, according to CBO.</p><br clear="all"/>

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