Tim Walberg: “I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act. For…”

“I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act. For hardworking men and women in this country, one of the most important relationships they develop in the workplace is the relationship they have with their employer. This relationship is paramount to every worker's success. It is a relationship that impacts their paycheck, their schedule, their benefits, and the future of their career. Unfortunately, under the Obama administration, we repeatedly saw government bureaucrats pursue regulatory policies that harmed workers and small businesses. The National Labor Relations Board's decision in Browning-Ferris is a prime example. In that decision, the Board placed itself squarely in the middle of the employer-employee relationship by redefining what it means to be a joint employer. The Education and the Workforce Committee has been fighting to roll back this extreme joint employer scheme since it first took effect, and for good reason. It discarded settled labor policy and blurred the lines of responsibility for decisions affecting the daily operations of local businesses across this country. Quite simply, the scheme is a threat to jobs, entrepreneurship, and local employers across the country.…”