I think we should be sitting down and talking to those workers and say what do you need?

Not once have I had one of them come to me and say, 'I wish I had a union.'

These efforts are ongoing even despite the fact that many Americans in the modern economy desire to work for themselves on their own terms.

And here comes the big Federal Government with a bunch for new regulations out there that are going to make independent contracting very difficult.

Instead of building on these successes, Democrats in Congress are advocating policies that will take our labor laws and economy backwards.

American workers are benefitting from a strong economy ushered in by Republican pro-growth policies.

Today the Democratic majority is not judging the President with fairness, but impeaching him with a vengeance. In the investigation of the President, fundamental principles which Americans hold dear, privacy, fairness, checks and balances…

That is not helping the American economy and that is certainly not helping the people that work for those small businesses.

I have yet to have one person at any of my town halls, at any of the businesses I have visited anywhere, come up to me and say I don't think I have enough workforce protections or anything close to that.

I thank the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Rodgers) both for giving me this time, but also for her leadership on this and other issues. Mr. Speaker, beside me is a photograph of myself; Avi Zimmerman, who is the head of the Judea and…

Instead of considering an unworkable bill that will damage workers and business, we should be discussing how to modernize the Fair Labor Standards Act and bring it into the 21st century.

The worst thing the government can do would be to put together a law like this and put it out there and create that impediment.

There is not 30 percent of the people out there that are not complying with this law. That is just not true.

We have a rapidly changing American workforce and workplace. And things are moving a lot faster than the government moves.

To compete in our modern and ever-changing economy, companies and individuals are seeking flexible workforce arrangements.

It appears to me that committee Democrats decided on their preferred approach, which makes me question the purpose of today's meeting.

Safety and health in the workplace must be a priority, and it's important that the government work with employers.

As someone who comes from a coal mining state, I have been a strong supporter of the men and women who provide for their families by working in this industry.

One fatality is still too many, and we need to continue promoting the best possible policies to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.

It is vital that MSHA maintain high standards of safety, while also allowing the industry to innovate for the benefit of mine workers and the American economy.

I thank my colleague for yielding. I believe all my colleagues can agree that women deserve equal pay for equal work. However, the bill considered today takes the wrong approach to ensure that current equal protections, protections that…

I have great respect for the gentlewoman. I don't think she understands what that language actually means, how it has actually been interpreted by the courts, and how it may be totally misinterpreted against plaintiffs in these types of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amend section 3(a)(2) to read as follows: (2) by striking ``any other factor other than sex'' and inserting ``a…

I appreciate what the gentlewoman had to say. I was listening very carefully to her. I think she does have it confused, however, because it does inject an additional burden for employers that is not in the law right now and it does provide…

Once again, I heard what she read into the Record. I already read that. I understand exactly what it says. I think maybe I haven't made myself clear: The underlying bill injects clarity into the law, which hurts plaintiffs in their cases…