Lynn C. Woolsey: “We urge Congress to continue its good work and look at making paid sick days a reality for all workers...”

I just want to repeat what I said in my opening remarks. Nothing in the proposed rule would have applied to children working on their parents' family farm. The proposed rule maintains the parental exemption. But again, to remind everybody…

I believe we have complete agreement with the first principle that you have referred to today, and that is that every able-bodied person should be working or preparing to work.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. The total amount of appropriations made…

Again, Mr. Speaker, nothing in the proposed rule would have applied to children working on their parents' family farm, and I reserve the balance of my time.