Xavier Becerra: “I would like to spend the remainder of the time that we have on this side to engage the chairman of the subcommittee in…”

“I would like to spend the remainder of the time that we have on this side to engage the chairman of the subcommittee in a colloquy and also discuss some aspects of this bill that are of concern. First, before we engage in the colloquy, I mention one of the principal areas of concern that is in the minds of a number of Members on both sides of the aisle, and that is, of course, the system that requires employers to conduct checks, verification processes, and I understand that the chairman has changed the bill so it no longer is a mandatory verification system, but now a voluntary system, voluntary for the employers, not voluntary for those who are seeking employment. The concern, of course, is that there are some very glaring statistics that must be dealt with. I know the chairman had mentioned some of this in the past, but I think it bears reiterating. First, people must understand that in this country, the size of this country, we have about 66 million job transactions that occur every year.”