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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I rise as the designee of Mr. Morelle, and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 32, line 8, redesignate section 5 as section 6. On page…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I thank my chairman for all the hard work he has been doing. I rise in strong support of H. Res. 826 and in opposition to the Trump administration's recent proposed cuts to Medicaid. Medicaid provides important lifesaving care for our…

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

Unnecessary delays only serve one purpose, and that is to enable antiunion employers to have more time to expose employees to their campaign against the union. I have so much respect for my colleague on the other side, but to say that we…

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 19, line 15, strike ``and''. On page 19, after line 15, insert the following: ``(B) regional…

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I thank Chairman Scott and the committee for working so hard to bring this historic legislation to the floor. As Members may know, my district, which includes the city of Detroit, was built on the backs of unions and standing up for worker…

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Brenda Lawrence
@brendalawrence· Democratic · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I want to be clear that we should be promoting employee free choice. This is not about the election process. When we are standing here on the floor, we are talking about the American people and their rights. I stand here representing the…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I thank my good friend from North Carolina for yielding. I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 2474, but not necessarily because of some of the reasons that I have heard, though questionable, from my friends on the other side of the…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 6, 2020

I simply cannot, in good faith, support a bill that undermines basic freedoms for workers and takes our labor laws backwards. Instead, let's put workers' interests first by focusing on protecting and expanding workers' rights within their…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Feb 5, 2020

I thank the gentleman and gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I did shave this morning, so there wasn't much hair on the chinny chin chin. Mr. Speaker, American taxpayers deserve to know where, when, why, and how government is spending their…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

In my district, we don't call it a con. We actually call it cheating. It is cheating.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

Marathon will contact the authorities. They actually will watch from our porches--that's how close the refinery is to our homes--and watch workers get evacuated.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

Healthier air means their employees don't take time off work to tend to sick loved ones.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

I believe it's at the very heart of why the late Congressman Cummings saw the need to have a series of hearings to talk about protecting children.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

So, it's driven by corporations trying to repeal something that protects our public health.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 5, 2020

I represent a frontline community, where 48217 is the most polluted ZIP Code in the state of Michigan.

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