Susan Davis

There is no question whatever in States that make it virtually impossible or extremely difficult, which is right-to-work States, the data on employee well-being, health, safety, wages is unassailable.

I think it is wrongheaded to now take that away.

The solution to that is not to bust unions.

The job creation in right-to-work States is not at all better than in nonright-to-work States.

I share your frustration about living in an alternate universe. I think the one thing I hope everybody in this room can agree on is that facts matter, actual facts.

I firmly believe that, based on two essential forks of Supreme Court precedent: One is that workers have a right collectively to join together and file a lawsuit over their terms and conditions of employment.

We are actually talking about two of these joint resolutions, both H.J. Res. 57 and H.J. Res. 58, and are looking at accountability measures. Sometimes I think people forget, actually, that the first time that Common Core was mentioned in…

I just want to comment because I was a little confused by what the gentleman said. I believe that we want to be sure that teachers who get TEACH grants are doing that at schools that have shown the capacity and the ability to really help…

Whatever you call the President's recent executive orders, the reality is that they constitute a Muslim ban. Yesterday, one of my constituents was crossing the border into San Diego when he was singled out for having brown skin. He was…

Let me tell you about Chelsea, a mother of two young children, who was on Medicaid when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She never missed her birth control pills, but when she went to the clinic for treatment, she was told that she…

I opposed similar legislation in a markup yesterday, and I cannot support it today. My concerns are not with the exceptional qualifications and decades of honorable service of General Mattis, but I am opposed to a process that has made…

The Affordable Care Act is not a matter of politics. It is a matter of life or death for the people back home. In the San Diego region, repeal of the ACA would mean nearly 300,000 people could lose access to health care. I heard from one…

As the only member from the 53rd District, the only district that is 53rd in the country--the highest number district ever--and I am so aware of the size and scope of California and its congressional delegation. We have such a wide range…

I am for that as well, I think that that is what is really important.

I want to thank Dr. Heck for his leadership and his dedication to serving our troops, our families, and retirees over the past 2 years as chairman of the subcommittee.

Our military families, as we all know, have a tough enough time without the added burden of having to repay service-related debts that they received in good faith.

While it is important that we perform oversight of the process moving forward, it is also critically important that we do not forget the service members and their families that have been deeply affected by this.

I actually regret that we have to have this hearing to discuss a major pay issue that impacts 17,000 soldiers from one State, from my home State of California.

I thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership during this process. The conference report includes many provisions that will provide the military services flexibility to recruit and retain members of our Armed…

Career technical education answers the call that we hear from industry and from students alike to train students in fields where high-quality jobs are available. We know that means both equity and quality. Equity, of course, we know…

ITT Tech, like other for- profit colleges before it, has misled students and mismanaged funds. Mr. Speaker, for-profit schools are often where our most vulnerable students seek brighter futures, students going back to their education after…

The two issues that we have before us today are not as easy to address as one might believe.

If beneficiaries were required to actively enroll in TRICARE, regardless if it was Prime or Standard to be eligible, would that alleviate the problem?

Members have been coming forth all afternoon, talking about the fact that our constituents are feeling great anxiety. They feel and they look to Congress, and they think there are some issues here that we can deal with in our communities…

``I told the probation officer I do not want Brock to rot away in prison. I did not say he does not deserve to be behind bars. The probation officer's recommendation of a year or less in county jail is a soft time-out, a mockery of the…