Joe Courtney actually said...

"Instead, however, we are debating legislation which frankly has been recycled through this committee numerous times and never prevailed that forces workers to compromise their paycheck in order to hav..."

"I would argue that in fact you are almost putting at risk of going backwards, and so we--flexibility is a critical item."

"This bill just provides a way for employers to pay workers less in the name of workplace flexibility."

"What is worse, this legislation, as I said, has been considered several times before and failed to gain any traction."