I'm sure it was a difficult decision for him. But as he mentioned, I think it's in the best interests of the investigation.

Mr. President, I rise today as the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee to speak about the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. In committee, at the outset of the hearings, I remarked that our…

I think that this bill was signed behind closed doors. It was not a source of pride.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Equal Pay Day. This day marks how far into this year that a woman must work to earn what a man earned up to December 31 of last year. In the United States, a woman is paid 20 percent less than her…

I struggle with the hollowing out of the American middle class, not to blame this law for that, but as a potential contributor to that.

I don't think we want to increase litigation here, but what we are potentially setting up through this so-called 'Working Families Flexibility Act' is actually increasing uncertainty about what employees must have.

So, in California, we have those benefits, as you say, provided by law, but we also protect the eight hour workday in addition to the 40-hour work week.

Mr. President, how much time do I have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have approximately 36 minutes remaining.

I think that companies have damaged their brand with this.

I think that the most important fact has been that Governor Deal and I always had a strong working relationship.

You expect us to approve something that you have not submitted to us?

Do you expect us to give you $5 billion on a war plan that you have not submitted to us?

So, is this legislation likely to make this problem worse?

The Betrayal of Working Families Act makes things much more complicated.

The pretty packaging of this legislation as so-called 'flexibility' for working families should fool no one.

The Betrayal of Working Families Act is simply another attempt by congressional Republicans to give every advantage to corporations.

H.R. 1180 should be renamed the Betrayal of Working Families Act. It creates new rights for employers to withhold workers' hard-earned overtime pay, but no new rights for employees.

the solutions are very clear--and H.R. 1180 is not among them.