Madam Speaker, as chairwoman of the Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, I rise today to urge my colleagues to unanimously pass the Butch Lewis Act of 2019. Failure to do so will have dire…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter in support of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act of 2019, from the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce. U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC, July 15, 2019. Letter in Support of H.R…

Mr. Speaker, it is amoral that millions of people in this country are forced to work so hard for so little in return. Believe me, Congress knows, because there is a serious bipartisan movement afoot to provide Members of Congress with a…

Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago, the Apollo 11 mission sent a crew of pioneering women on a journey of incredible significance. All were astronauts. Symbolically, it was a representation that with enough hard work, dedication, and will, America…

Mr. Speaker, I was not present for the following votes because I had to travel to my congressional district. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on rollcall Vote No. 426, ``no'' on rollcall Vote No. 427, ``yes'' on rollcall Vote…

We will stand with both of them and with all public servants to assure that they have respect and dignity on the job.

I will now introduce the witnesses.

I was a teacher before the United Teachers of Dade was organized in Miami, and when it was organized, oh, boy, what a difference did it make in my life and the life of my family.

Collective bargaining agreements are especially important in closing the gender and racial wage gaps.

Teachers should be at the table when legislation is proposed.

I was very disappointed to see Florida pass H.B. 7055, which singles out teachers' unions.