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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. I include in the Record letters from AFSCME and the National Education Association in opposition to the legislation. AFSCME, April 4, 2017. Subcommittee on Workforce Protections of the Committee on…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds just to include in the Record section 216 of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which says essentially the same penalties are available in the present law as in the bill. Sec. 216. Penalties (a) Fines and…
Mr. Speaker, in the meanwhile, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the gentlewoman to show where in the bill the penalties are actually more than they are today?
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker, there was mention about the legislative history back in the 1980s. The fact is there was no mention in legislative history that Congress passed the comp time legislation to be family…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Jayapal).
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), the ranking member of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee of the Education and the Workforce Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the Democratic whip. (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1242, the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, which was introduced earlier this year by Senators Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, Roy Blunt, and Cory Booker. I was proud to introduce the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. When we are going to pass a bill on a bipartisan basis, it might be useful to acknowledge the bill has a Democratic cosponsor. I am proud to be the lead cosponsor with Congressman…
Mr. Speaker, I agree with my friend from Wisconsin. I think he laid out the case very well. I think the ruling of the circuit court in many ways tells us about the perils of a very juridical view of what a statute is all about. To refuse…
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend Bobby Scott for his leadership. This is an incredible service, not only to my Commonwealth of Virginia and his, but, frankly, to all Americans. This isn't just an issue for African Americans or some…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1242, the 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, introduced by my friend and colleague from Virginia, Bobby Scott. Senator Tim…
Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott), my friend and the author of this bill.
Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining on this side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia has 17\1/2\ minutes remaining.
When will the DATA Act be fully online and implemented?
This attack comes despite the fact that counties with protected lands have faster economic growth than those without such protections.
Just yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order instructing a review of national monument designations as an attack on the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument designations by Presidents Obama and Clinton…