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Our foster care system is a lifeline for thousands of children who have been displaced, abused, and neglected. Many of these children are at risk for going missing or running away from their foster homes, which puts them at risk of…
This legislation was approved by the Ways and Means Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support, and I hope we can show that same level of support here today. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Edwards)…
Ensuring the continuity of Congress in a time of crisis is a sobering but critical task for us.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the 2021 tip rule, calling it contrary to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Vice President, Kamala Harris, even went so far as to say 'I'm not going to call her Acting.'
Unfortunately, a misguided Biden-Harris rule is putting their jobs and wages at risk.
I found your testimony to be very compelling, particularly because you are living it.
The current system gives tipped workers the opportunity to thrive.
Wow, Mr. Speaker. This is about as swampy as you can get in Washington. This bill passed out of the House Ways and Means Committee 39-1, including the gentlewoman from California who voted ``yes.'' The only difference between when it…
Coming from California, we have seen something of a preview of this set of policies, after all, the current Acting Secretary, Ms. Su, was the Department of Labor head in California, and under her leadership in the Newsom administration…
These workers are telling us the economic reality of their workplaces, and we should listen to them.
There is a reason this bill passed the Ways and Means Committee 42-0. There is no denying this is the right thing to do. I urge all my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…
Big banks received three times more benefits from these tax credits than any other industry. Madam Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney).
I could not disagree more with the prior comments. In fact, the best way to define my opinion of the prior comments would be to justify something we use where I come from. I come from the Ozark Hills, and we refer to that as hogwash…
Our adversaries are buying up our farmland. I mentioned that. The U.S. is currently losing 175 acres of farm and ranchland every hour for housing and other industries. The reduction in the amount of land for sale is contributing to the…
When we talk about land for farmers and ranchers, we are really talking about that top eight inches of soil, which for some of you that may not recognize, that we consider that a living, breathing organism because of the organisms there…
Lastly, I want to reflect on today, 9/11, as a day of remembrance. This is now the 23rd anniversary of the fateful date in U.S. history when Islamic terrorists on planes loaded with people crashed into the World Trade Center. Let's keep…