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"Considering the dire shortages of non-teacher staff in public schools, it is more important than ever to ensure these jobs have good benefits, such as health care, to attract and retain quality workers," the letter states, adding that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010 required that employers provide affordable health coverage to employees working an average of 30 hours a week.
The letter, signed by a total of 75 legislators, was praised by Sean M. O'Brien, president of the Teamsters Union: "Teamster school bus drivers and other school employees are being denied health care coverage due to this ACA loophole. The Teamsters join with Rep. Norcross and Sen. Markey in demanding that the Treasury Department do the right thing and fix this now!"
"When Congress works together, democracy can still work to the benefit of the American people," said one of them, Rep. Donald Norcross, D-1st Dist.
Rep. Donald Norcross, D-NJ 1st District, called the decision "disgraceful" that will especially harm poor and working-class women.
U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross condemned the ruling in a tweet, saying he stands with Americans who support reproductive freedom.
U.S. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-01) called the Safer Communities Act, a collection of bills geared toward preventing gun violence, a "good first step" but emphasized more work needs to be done to make the United States safer.