WASHINGTON WEEK

WITH GWEN IFILL

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 @ 9:00PM

THIS WEEK: HEALTHCARE & JOBS, ECONOMIC JITTERS, PENTAGON INVESTIGATIONS AND 2014 ELECTION STRATEGIES

A report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has sparked the latest political battle over the Affordable Care Act. The CBO forecasts more than 2 million full-time workers will choose to reduce their hours or leave their jobs over the next ten years in order to remain eligible for federal healthcare subsidies. Democrats believe the ACA law will allow Americans to make choices about their lives, retirement and healthcare that don’t hinge on having a full-time job. Republicans insist the law serves as a disincentive for people to work and in the long-run will hurt the economy.

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