Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As we have discussed today, workplace violence is a very real and persistent issue for healthcare and social service workers. The Democrat title of H.R. 1195, the Workplace Violence…

Madam Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 11\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Connecticut has 11\1/4\ minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, we grieve for anyone who is killed violently in this country under any circumstances. Again, that is not a partisan issue. Madam Speaker, the healthcare industry is…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the American Hospital Association, AHA, is opposed to H.R. 1195. In a letter to Education and Labor Committee members prior to the committee markup last month, AHA…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, overbearing regulations burden workers and stifle the economy. Preventing workplace violence in healthcare and social service settings is crucial, and we should get this…

Madam Speaker, I believe I have the right to close, and I apologize for neglecting to say I oppose the amendment at the beginning. I believe I have the right to close, therefore, I will reserve the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, again, I want to thank Mr. Courtney for the comments he has made during this debate today. He has been a very kind colleague. However, what we should be doing is more debating of some of the underlying issues that are…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. McClain). Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. We don't need the government telling business how much they can pay…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 would create impossible conditions in which to operate for businessowners large and small. It would result in endless litigation in front of judges and juries, who…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Women, in terms of employment and pay, have made great strides in this country. When I was graduating from high school, basically there were three open professions for women: nursing…

Mr. Speaker, I have never said everything is perfectly okay. I said this bill is not the answer to what issues may still exist out there. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Mrs. Miller-Meeks), and applaud her for…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Another provision in H.R. 7 requires that, in addition to proving business necessity, an employer must prove the business necessity accounts for 100 percent of the differential in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 7 requires that the employer defense must be consistent with ``business necessity,'' a broad and ill-defined term. We don't know how the courts will interpret this…

Madam Speaker, I support equal pay for equal work. I don't know how many times Republicans have to say that, but we will keep saying it if necessary because equal pay for equal work is the right thing to do, but it is also required under…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the majority leader for his compliments of me. When Howard Coble first introduced me to the Republican Conference here he said, I was ``a feisty mountain woman from the Blue…

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this amendment, which was also introduced earlier this week by Representative Stefanik as a standalone bill, H.R. 2491, the Wage Equity Act of 2021…