Joe Courtney

This should have never happened.

Students need interest rate relief now and Congress needs to act today to reverse this increase.

I mean, it has never been applied across the board the way the minority is abusing it right now is the real threat to labor stability in this country.

The real question is are we going to have a referee that creates some set of expectations so people can negotiate settlements or actually get resolution...

The kind of remarkable aspect of it was a unanimous vote by the NLRB whose nominees are picked by Democrats and Republicans.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Connecticut will be postponed. Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Kind The Acting CHAIR. It is…

Again, first of all, I just want to salute the great work the chairman of the committee has done. It has been magnificent to see regular order in this Congress. Secondly, I would just point out that the 2004 specialty crop law was amended…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title X, insert the following new section: SEC. 10018. FARMED SHELLFISH AS SPECIALTY CROPS…

The fact is is that it has consistently surpassed all the expectations...

The fact is is that there is real change going on out there in delivery reform.

And enrollment has gone up, rates have gone down, and so beneficiaries also are--not just the Medicare program...

The small business tax credit is actually going to get bigger, isn't that correct?

To have furlough days imposed clearly is going to hinder that effort.

Sequester has been in full swing since March 1. Can you talk about how you are handling it in terms of staffing?

We can still turn off sequester. I mean, that is still in our power as Congress.

Thank you, Chairman Walberg. And again, I want to thank you for holding this hearing--again, the first time EEOC has been invited over here in this Congress or the prior Congress.

I think my time is expired so I will yield back, but thank you for that important perspective.

Again, we have bipartisan legislation, which has been introduced by Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen and--and Representative Polis, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, which again, I am hoping our committee will take up sometime during this…

And again, hopefully this is the beginning of a dialogue between our subcommittee and your commission to, again, find ways to get better information out about the work that your commission does.

Well, so in terms of trying to grapple with, again, the backlog, the inflow of new cases, you know, the hard work to go out and resolve in as many cases as you can, I mean, obviously that is--relies a lot on your staffing and the…

I would also urge Chairmen Walberg and Kline to work with us on the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act.

The Paycheck Fairness Act, which has been passed twice by this House, again on a strong bipartisan basis, should be brought up for immediate consideration.

I would also urge both chairmen to work with us on the Protecting Older Americans Against Discrimination Act.

I urge both chairmen--and I see Mr. Kline here today--to work with Representatives Polis and Ros-Lehtinen to build bipartisan sponsors in the House.

The Employment Nondiscrimination Act, which I am proud to cosponsor, would prohibit discrimination in the workplace because of someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.