I share with him, and want to put it on the record, I share with the gentleman that the current structure of the Federal prison industries is not appropriate. I do not think the mandatory source rule is a good idea to continue. I do think we may differ on some of the details, but we need to find a way to have prisoners not only meaningfully engaged in work, but find some way where labor and small business can participate.
Discussing the structure of Federal prison industries and the need for reform.
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This bill--and I will differ specifically with Mr. Labrador on this--empowers people to take my tax money and use it to do things and then exclude me and Jim from its benefit.
I know people in my district who have gone to jail for writing bad checks for $1,000 and yet these people are still walking around.
If you're going to dip your fingers in the Federal till, don't complain if a little democracy rubs off on them.
how do you morally justify further disadvantaging that child by denying him or her benefits? Because that's what this bill allows.
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