Without immigration reform, without getting an additional number of workers, our work pool would actually shrink

What effect do these programs that actually incentivize folks, in my opinion, to sit out the workforce, have on the low labor participation rate?

if we could just stop obstructing around here, maybe we can get some agenda moving and done

I am vice chairman of the House Budget Committee. I am not here to necessarily say that that is the right answer or that I support it, but is that not an answer?

I would be very hesitant, Mr. Chairman, to have this committee go down an avenue of regulating this.

I think that is a very important concept, I think an even more important word that came up in this hearing is 'parity.'

That is the parity we are talking about.

What are some examples of how tribes are protecting their employees? Is there anything that we in the Federal Government can learn from the Tribes on this topic?

Fair is fair and right is right.

This is a stand-alone bill, it is not supposed to be a controversial issue.

Are these leaders sitting before us today, ladies and gentlemen of this committee, less legitimate than any other mayor, like Phil Roe was, or any other elected leader?