Democrats Try to Spin CBO on Obamacare as a Positive: Who Likes to Work Anyway?

They can spend time with family and pursue their dreams, one Dem said

Democrats waged a counteroffensive Wednesday after the Congressional Budget Office found that the health care overhaul will reduce hours worked and cause a decline in the number of full-time-equivalent workers of about 2.5 million in 2024.

At a House Budget Committee hearing where CBO director Douglas Elmendorf said the health insurance subsidies in the Affordable Care Act will create "a disincentive for people to work," Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the senior Democrat on the panel, defended the law.