Mark DeSaulnier

I would argue that is one of the very reasons an update to the overtime exemption is badly needed.

I would ask unanimous consent to enter into the record, I have got a list of 468 businesses in Wisconsin that oppose the right-to-work law that we just had.

But right-to-work doesn't seem to be having that magical formula of creating additional jobs, at least according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

We know that. We know according to some studies you make $6,000. In other studies you make $7,000 less than states with right-to-work.

If that had happened to someone 20 years earlier in their career, they will be disadvantaged under the proposal that is on the table.

I really do think this is a good hearing, I must admit a little frustrating as being a freshman.

I want to talk about the overall context. So I was an author of one of the first local government menu labeling bills.

I do not believe that repealing the entire ACA is the right path forward.

I would add that it should be actively engaged in at the board level.

It raises serious concerns about maintenance, oversight, and safety, particularly for the many commuters in the D.C. metropolitan area.

I want to share my condolences and concern for the entire metropolitan area from 3,000 miles away in California.

This incident unfortunately resulted in the death of a passenger and hospitalization of more than 80 riders.

You exemplified Tocqueville's observation about Americans many years ago that the genius of America resides in the simple truth that you can expect extraordinary things from ordinary Americans.

The Federal Transit Administration is charged with issuing safety regulations and a national safety plan, but has failed to do so.

evidence sufficient to support a conclusion that the chairman and two of his senior officials violated the Federal Records Act in implementing regulations by using non-governmental email systems.