But also I think it is good to make sure that we all are on the same baseline in terms of terminology.

They care about whether or not all students have access to a quality education.

We must invest in school infrastructure that the students and school staff can learn and work safely.

those workers just, you know, totally performed and did their job and really deserve everyone's, you know, appreciation.

Well, you know, again, we heard from the opening statements and certainly the press reports that, you know, we have a challenge here that people have to work together to address.

the announcement that President Biden made was really to try and make that agreement more logistically executable

the military can do just about anything, and we are examining this problem with all of our resources right now to find a way to do it, you know, in the most intelligent, risk-free manner that we can.

I would just note that the bill language explicitly protects a comment period for all stakeholders, including hospitals and every other institution affected by it. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms…

Really quick, on page 11 of the bill it specifically states that the plans proposed to be adopted by OSHA would ``be tailored and specific to conditions and hazards for the covered facility or the covered service, including…

I include in the Record a letter of support from AFT, which is a union that represents hundreds of thousands of frontline workers, including nurses, across the country in support of H.R. 1195. AFT, March 23, 2021. House of Representatives…

Respectfully I rise in opposition and recommend a ``no'' vote on Mr. Keller's amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 303, the previous question is ordered on the amendment…

As the designee of the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, pursuant to House Resolution 303, I call up the bill (H.R. 1195) to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires…

As the designee of the chairman of the Education and Labor Committee, and pursuant to section 6 of House Resolution 303, I rise to offer amendments en bloc. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendments en bloc…

Just to be clear, Madam Speaker, that CBO score is not per facility. That score is spread out over 200,000 healthcare centers. If you do the math, it is actually $9,000 per year per facility. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the…

Again, I support the en bloc as stated earlier, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I again want to clarify for the record that Congress in the past has required interim standards in situations where there have been real acute problems in America's workforce. We did it for workers who were working in hazardous waste and…

Very briefly, again, I appreciate that Ms. Foxx acknowledges the severity of this issue, and I think that is important. But I would note, if anyone checks with the House Clerk's office, we actually have a solid number of Republican…

First of all, I just want to compliment Ms. Foxx about her very thoughtful remarks about what is driving this crisis out there for healthcare workers. There is no question that behavioral health and the heroin and opioid addiction--and we…

I hope you share this, the tone, the tenor of this conversation and all of our witnesses.

So, I'm not depressed by that. I am encouraged by how far we've come.

strengthening EBSA's ability to enforce parity in ERISA, particularly with respect to mental health benefits is critical.

this is really about saving lives, so thank you.

It is an absolute form of discrimination right now, the way that mental health conditions are not being addressed in actuality.

Well, again, we're, just so you know, in the House, even though we don't get to vote on that, we will have a bipartisan resolution with myself and Congressman Young from Alaska calling on the Senate to really, again, the world has been…

It is really time that the U.S. get in the game in terms of being able to stake claims for seabed minerals.