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Harry Teague's companies cut health care
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Aug 19, 2010 12:54am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | JOHN BRESNAHAN & JAKE SHERMAN |
| News Date | Monday, May 10, 2010 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "When he ran for Congress in 2008, businessman Harry Teague boasted that he provided health insurance for all of his employees back home in New Mexico.
But once he won his seat, Teague, a Democrat, voted twice against his party’s health care reform bill because “it tells businesses to do the right thing and provide insurance for employees but doesn’t guarantee or require affordable options.”
What Teague didn’t say at the time: At the very moment he was voting against the bill, his own companies were eliminating health care coverage for employees.
On Dec. 21, 2009 — as the health care debate was raging in Congress — a human resources manager at Teague’s Cavaloz Energy sent a memo to 250 employees of Teague-affiliated companies:
“Please be aware that effective Feb. 28, Cavaloz Energy Inc., Teaco Energy Services Inc., ABC Rental Tool, Eunice Well Servicing, Teaco Drilling will no longer offer health insurance to [its] employees. We would ask that all employees currently covered under the company’s insurance policy begin to seek an alternative solution.”
“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause,” the notice added. “Know that we value your employment here at Cavaloz.”
Teague spokeswoman Kara Kelber said there’s no contradiction between the company’s cutbacks and Teague’s campaign-year boasts about providing health insurance." |
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