Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, to Mr. Jordan's point, we are beset with problems. Two of the most significant are that the Producer Price Index is at 10 percent. We face a cost environment that is unsustainable, and that affects every American's livelihood every time they visit a gas pump or go to the store. We face an employment environment where Americans have been disincentivized to work. Every time I speak to people in my district--well, it may be different in the last couple of weeks and the latest catastrophes we have seen. But certainly, until then, the leading concern is the availability of people who are inclined to work in order to fulfill job opportunities. The Judiciary Committee's report on this legislation points out that I and Representative Cliff Bentz from Oregon raised a question about this legislation in the markup, that it may prevent employers from regulating hairstyles for workplace safety reasons. One of the cases involved, I believe, was about long dreadlocks that could become ensnared in machinery on a workplace floor. Let me tell you what the Judiciary Committee's report by the majority says is the answer to that problem.…”