Carl Levin: “Why should it take the FDIC 4 months to get a desk or access to the examiner's library with WaMu documents?”

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 am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, while people may have all kinds of opinions on the underlying issue, this amendment is simply about sunshine. It simply is about good government: Will our…

Woman, I rise in opposition to this amendment. The Acting Chair (Ms. Pingree). The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

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…