Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the Trump administration and, specifically, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer for its decision to not enforce the independent contractor rule propounded by the Biden administration. This rule was based upon one of the worst laws ever to pass in the State of California, AB5, which effectively banned freelancing, independent contracting, self-employment, and being your own boss for many, many people. After this law went into effect, we saw thousands upon thousands of Californians lose their livelihoods and lose their rights to earn a living because of this edict issued by the government. It received bipartisan criticism, and no other State followed California's lead in enacting such a law. Yet, that did not stop the Biden administration from deciding that this law would be its inspiration for national labor policy. The Biden administration, using the regulatory process because it couldn't get it through Congress, enacted an independent contractor rule modeled on California's AB5 law. Not only that, but the administration brought in the very person who was the architect of AB5 in California and its chief enforcer, Gavin Newsom's Secretary of Labor Julie Su, to be his Secretary of Labor and to enforce it just as aggressively and ruthlessly as she had in California. The problem was this track record was so disastrous that Ms. Su's nomination stalled in the Senate. She received bipartisan opposition and was never confirmed.…”