White House takes aim at Obamacare opposition’s economic claims

U.S. President Obama makes a statement about the Supreme Court's decision on his Administration's health care law at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday shot back at critics who claim Obamacare is leading to higher healthcare costs, slower job growth and rising numbers of part-time workers, saying the latest economic statistics show none of those effects. Nearly one-third of the sharp rise in part-time workers seen in employment numbers for June was due to federal employee furloughs caused by automated spending cuts, rather than employers shifting to part-time workers due to concern about President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, a senior administration official said. …