>> two things. first, when we passed the affordable care act every republican said it would be a job killer. since it's been passed we've created 8 million jobs in this country for american businesses and workers. >> the plan didn't really go into effect until october. >> and second, for -- >> and it won't delay the employer mandate for a year. >> long before the affordable care act businesses made decisions about what kind of coverage and who they would offer it to. what is different now is that if your employer decides to no longer offer coverage, you have guaranteed access to affordable health care. before affordable care act, if you had a pre-existing condition, you'd never have a chance for coverage. >> some of these companies that we're employing and giving health insurance to part-time workers are now going to drop them because of all the regulations, all the expense and it is going to be another case of millions of people who like their plan not being able to keep them. >> if you go back and read the papers for the last decade you will read stories every day of employers making the same