This distinction between an employee and a contractor has stymied this Congress now for some time. But I think we all ca...
They are also, as we have seen, making a lot of their employees yet another victim of the gig economy.
I have been focused on the potential dangers of pairing passengers with poorly vetted drivers for years.
Today's hearing marks the first serious discussion about how to harness the power of technology and innovation to delive...
We will hear about important public safety concerns that arise when companies develop an app that connects passengers an...
Congress cannot avoid its responsibility to engage, to investigate its role in overseeing this industry.
We are trying to make these rides safe, and we are trying to make them more equitable across the country.
As Members of Congress, it is our obligation to ensure that these businesses are prioritizing the interests of passenger...
I am deeply troubled by growing reports of violence and sexual assault by drivers, lack of safety oversight, and inadequ...
That is why I led three hearings on Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act, which would prevent misc...
The tenuous existence of Uber and Lyft is literally fueled by millions of independent contractors who see their take hom...
I am grateful to Representatives Smith and Suozzi for starting off this hearing with statements on their ideas to improv...
This has got to end.
The failure today of Uber and Lyft to appear is a telling sign that they don't want to answer questions on the record ab...
We will hear about the effects on hundreds of thousands of workers who are left with little choice in today's market but...
It is important that this Congress do its work. That is why we are going to act based on the testimony we hear today.
In June 2015, I wrote to then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick urging the company to conduct fingerprint-based background checks...
The day after.
