Mark Takano

Because of the overtime salary threshold where workers are automatically eligible for overtime pay has not been updated in a very, very long time, today, it is possible for employers to demand very long hours for many of their employees…

The solutions are very clear--and H.R. 1180 is not among them.

H.R. 1180 should be renamed the Betrayal of Working Families Act. It creates new rights for employers to withhold workers' hard-earned overtime pay, but no new rights for employees.

The Betrayal of Working Families Act is simply another attempt by congressional Republicans to give every advantage to corporations.

She has essentially given her employer an interest-free loan repayable only when the employer decides it is convenient.

The Betrayal of Working Families Act makes things much more complicated.

H.R. 1180 needs to be renamed 'The Betrayal of Working Families Act.'

I want to thank Representative Roby for leading this effort.

This legislation is ultimately about freedom, choice, and fairness.

Every worker has a different story, but they all deserve the choice between more time and more money in the bank.

I still say there is nothing as convenient or as fungible as cash.

I would hate to see us zero this program completely out.

I certainly hope that none of my programs are suffering from some of these issues and I do hope, Ms. Giblin, that we are going to get the service programs on track.

I have a hard time thinking about the 45,000 current vacant positions at the Veterans Health Administration.

More importantly, we need to take a step back and reject the cynicism that this idea implies.

But the hiring freeze and the fact that some of your VISN staff aren't exempt, that has complicated your ability to do your job.

These workers deserve a Secretary of Labor who will fight to recover their hard-earned pay.

It's curious to me that several witnesses and some of my Republican colleagues have said that the Fair Labor Standards Act is an outdated law from the 1930s that needs to be updated to reflect the modern workforce.

Enforcing the FLSA and regularly updating the law would have meant that many, many people, workers would have felt the benefit of being protected by these overtime protections.

My God, if I were a millennial or part of this whole group of people that wasn't aware of this, because the law was not updated and I never felt the benefit of this updated threshold, I would begin to think that the economy was rigged…

There is simply no need to make the false choice between employer innovation and rules that make our economy fair for everyone.

American workers' productivity has led to tremendous economic growth; but, unfortunately, the rules are written so that the economy delivers only for those at the very top.

Thank you, Chairman Byrne, and congratulations to you on your new position as chairman of this subcommittee.

The American people are counting on us, and we cannot let them down.

This administration ran a campaign that promised to defend working people, but the nomination of Andy Puzder... was a betrayal of working people across this country.