After no fewer than 56 unsuccessful attempts to repeal the ACA since the law was passed five years ago, I would hope that we on the HELP subcommittee could move onto more pressing matters.

We can't forget students who financed their education at higher interest rates, when inflation was higher, who years after their graduation still suffer under the yoke of debt. That is the reason why Representative Courtney brought forth…

I thank the gentleman from California for his leadership on this issue and for raising public awareness about the role that Congress should play and is failing to play with regard to making college more affordable. This morning I had the…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York. Mr. Speaker, this is the time of year where we begin to debate our Nation's budget, ostensibly, our plans for the fiscal future of our Nation. There was a time, far ago in the past, before the…

The Export-Import Bank ensures that American businesses remain competitive in foreign markets, and reauthorizing it would create certainty for business across this country and is fully permissible under WTO rules. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat…

What this discussion really comes down to with regard to the NLRB is whether or not bad actors should continue to get away with abusing an antiquated system for their own advantage. I truly believe--and I hope my colleagues do, too--that…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 8, the resolution to…

If somebody else shows up, I might yield to him; but with that understanding, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk a little bit about the Export-Import Bank and what they do and why it is so important. First…

Where to begin? In hearing the majority leader's remarks and in talking about fair elections, how is it fair if only one side has access to the phone numbers and email addresses and not the other side? Can any of us imagine running in our…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 233, noes 181, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 127] AYES--233…

I appreciate the wealth of support that has been shown for this amendment, and I hope that we are able to accomplish this amendment. I am thrilled to have the support of the gentleman from Oklahoma. To the extent that it is within our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 17, through page 4, line 5, redesignate subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (D) through…

Thank you for your leadership in this area.

The choice of privacy that the employee has is whether to give their personal information to the company.

A level playing field is all that workers ask for to improve the quality of our communities and the economy.

If it is a personal e-mail address, many--it is entirely up to an employee whether they provide that to their employer.

The Board is charged with protecting workers' fundamental right to band together and exercise their voice in the workplace.

The relationship between the length of time it takes to hold an election and the illegal employer conduct is considerable.

I don't think that the--you know, the median time is not an issue, it is the one in 10 that are over 100 days.

I don't know what the NRA and the Sierra Club have to do with any of this.

To have a fair election for mayor, for city council, you have to allow both sides to communicate equally.

But, under the current rules, some unscrupulous employers can undermine these rights by using frivolous litigation to endlessly delay union elections.

Today we are holding yet another hearing showing the backwards priorities of the majority.

The story of Ms. Crawford is really a powerful testimony and a story that we remember as an example of one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of examples where employers have illegitimately used the current rules to their advantage.