Joe Courtney actually said...

"But to be clear, nothing in this bill requires that the worker has access to time off when she really needs it."

"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."