Carl Levin: “In order to help this committee and the public to understand exactly what happened and why...”

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. 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…

I thank my colleague for yielding. The threshold question for any NAFTA replacement must be whether it will finally stop the outflow of American jobs and raise the standard of living for Mexican, Canadian, and, of course, American workers…

I thank the chairman so much for his leadership. Madam Speaker, at base, what we are talking about here is whether workers in this country are free to come together and form a union. All of these amendments are designed to undermine that…