Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the National Federation of Independent Businesses opposing H.R. 7. NFIB, Washington, DC, March 24, 2021. Hon. Bobby Scott, Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Virginia Foxx, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Foxx: On behalf of NFIB, the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, I write in opposition to H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act. This legislation will add significant burdens to small businesses and potentially expose them to frivolous lawsuits. NFIB and its members believe in equal pay for equal work. However, NFIB does not believe that this legislation is the solution. H.R. 7 will make legitimate business-related pay differences difficult to defend in court, invite frivolous lawsuits against small business owners by allowing unlimited compensatory and punitive damages in equal pay lawsuits, and significantly increase small business paperwork burdens. This legislation would make it nearly impossible for a small employer to defend against claims where an ``alternative employment practice'' exists and could serve the same business purpose without producing a wage differential.…”