This bill being pushed by Democrats disregards current law, real-world workplace situations, and Supreme Court precedent; ultimately rewarding trial lawyers at the expense of older Americans.
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The only parties who will 'win,' in nearly all cases if the bill is enacted into law, are trial lawyers.
There is no evidence or data that suggests this bill is needed.
The so-called Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act is just another empty promise from Democrats.
It's already against the law to discriminate in the workplace because of an individual's age.
The so-called Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Act is just another empty promise wrapped in a convenient title.
This will not result in a fair or adequate examination of the underlying issues.
Good policy comes from thorough examination and bipartisan collaboration.
I look forward to working with you on this and many other issues that come before the EPA.
But one of the really important aspects of it, to me, was addressing the backlog of maintenance that we have in our national parks.
I would invite you to visit the Great Lakes of Idaho.
As I understand it, RVs are the number-one-selling item in terms of vehicles and stuff, because people have decided that they want to see America again.
Everybody knows, that has been to our national parks, knows that we love them to death.
As you know, a lot of people look at the Great American Outdoors Act as just funding the LWCF on a permanent basis and full funding for it.
We owe them a debt of gratitude. Thank you to the dedicated nursing home workers like Adelina Ramos, one of our witnesses.
I respect your opinion, Mr. Khan. But I can tell you that dealing with the intelligence people, they are substantially more concerned about the issue than you are.