"The Fair Labor Standards Act today would allow employers and employees to negotiate for exactly that kind of flexibility."
"That directly undermines the 75-year-old Fair Labor Standards Act."
"We just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act."
"We must ensure our federal resources are used more efficiently to give students the opportunity to embrace and succeed in STEM subjects."
"I feel like we are kind of shadow boxing here because we are trying to get our arms around obviously critical issues."
"If your request for BRAC does materialize and it moves at mach speed through the Congress, we are still hitting 2021."
"We are still spending $2 billion a week in Afghanistan."
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"I particularly want to compliment you for organizing this hearing early in this Congress because there is no question that since the election last November this issue has suddenly gotten a lot more po..."
"Prior to the 2012 election, real, meaningful reform of our nation's immigration policy seemed completely out of the political realm of the possible."
"But nonetheless, the election has really changed the political dynamics surrounding this whole issue."
"I am deeply encouraged by this progress and agree with the joint statement released by the chamber and the AFL that today's effort at comprehensive immigration reform present a historic opportunity fo..."