Carl Levin: “If that is your definition of 'independence,' I would like to find a dictionary.”

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank Representative Pressley for being such a great champion for workers in Massachusetts and in our whole country. Madam Speaker, I now yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

I would just point out that the grants in Title II do not have mandatory partners. They require partners to the extent practicable in a given situation. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mrvan), a member of…

Let me just mention, the gentlewoman is so right that it is a floor. One of these arguments that we hear is, ``We don't want one-size-fits-all,'' right? Well, first of all, as a labor lawyer, the minimum wage has been one national wage the…