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Mr. Chairman, once again, it is wrong to discriminate, including with respect to pay, based on sex. It is also illegal to do so under both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Everyone, Republicans and Democrats…
Madam Chair, women deserve equal pay for equal work. In America, it is law codified in the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act. Unfortunately, H.R. 7 is a false promise that creates opportunities and advantages for trial lawyers, not…
Madam Chair, my colleague just said that Latina women are being paid 53 cents for every dollar a White man earns for the same work. That is currently illegal and should be reported. My colleague may want to amend her statement on that, but…
Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Madam Chair, again I say, Republicans abhor any type of discrimination, particularly pay discrimination against women. Madam Chair, if H.R. 7 would help with the situation that my colleague described, we would be in favor of it. No woman…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to call for debate in this Chamber on H. Res. 109, referred to as the Green New Deal. This resolution lays out an agenda that is, frankly, anti-American and goes against everything our Constitution is all about. The…
Madam Speaker, if this unanimous consent request cannot be entertained, I urge the Speaker and the majority leader to immediately schedule the Born-Alive bill so we can stand up and protect the sanctity of human life and I ask all others…
As a former educator of 40 years, I understand how important that is.
the Trump Administration's proposed 2020 budget calls for cutting $1.2 billion, for nearly 10 percent of the Department of Labor's resources to help offset the cost of tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
WIOA, for example, has yet to be fully funded to authorize levels.
One of the biggest challenges to scaling successful work force training programs in our country is the lack of resources that we dedicate to the work force system.
The commander of NORTHCOM command said publicly that there is no military threat on the southern border, so spending money for a wall, potentially at the expense of health of our service members, just doesn't seem like the right priority.
they expect the possibility of a bigger crisis.
they are fleeing and, fortunately, they are going to Colombia.
Before spending more money and, potentially, lives on this endeavor, it is important to identify what we, as a country, and us, as a military, are trying to achieve.
Cutting their security, given what is going on, I know it is concerning to me because I want to make sure that we protect our diplomats.
the people of Venezuela--I think we would agree on this--are in crises, correct?