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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

The truth is that unions provide the security and wages necessary for workers to develop skills, expertise, and institutional knowledge.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

We have got to have more oversight on these mergers and acquisitions.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

We need more oversight over these mergers to make sure that, first off, we keep these jobs in America.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

I am really tired of seeing our high wage union jobs in Wisconsin go to nonunion states or abroad.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

Many large companies only want to look at the very short term quarterly capitalism, extract value, cut wages, close facilities, and increase buybacks.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by recognizing the incredible leadership of the three union leaders before us today.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 13, 2023

I have urged the Federal Trade Commission to actually retroactively review that merger approval.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Nov 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I request the press corps one more time that sometime, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps sometime next week, to release the new numbers of people coming across our southern border, what we sometimes refer to as illegal aliens. It is a…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-09
Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Nov 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 11 o'clock and 32 minutes a.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday next, November 13, 2023, at noon for morning-hour…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-09
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, the amendment doesn't do anything. It simply says funds in the bill can't be used to prevent voluntary disclosures. The administration is already doing this. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I stand with the bipartisan statesmen who have argued against this amendment. I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. It seems shortsighted to defund an effort to even look at an issue. The Central Bank Digital Currency Working Group is intended to complement the Fed's efforts by considering the…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chairman, I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Fitzgerald). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 52…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The proposed revisions that this amendment seeks to block to OMB Circular A-4 include updates that consider the social cost of carbon and other climate-related factors in regulatory…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, as I said, we are not debating the merits of the amendment. It is just not appropriate in this bill, period. Mr. Chair, I oppose the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes.

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08
Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Nov 8, 2023

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment. Treasury's Climate Hub was created to leverage the Department's finance and financial mitigation efforts to confront the growing threat of climate change. In just over 2 years, the hub has…

Congressional Record · 2023-11-08