Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. In closing, I thank my colleagues--Chairman Chaffetz, Chairman Chabot, and Representative Mitchell--for joining us in this important effort as well as to thank my colleagues who came and spoke on this resolution. Workers deserve strong protections. The best way to ensure fair pay and safe workplaces is to enforce the existing suspension and debarment system. It is also important to remind my colleagues of what the Congressional Progressive Caucus said: The Department of Labor has full authority under current law to hold Federal contractors accountable. It is clear we don't need more layers of red tape to prevent bad actors from receiving taxpayer-funded contracts. Creating a bureaucratic maze would only make a system less efficient that is designed to protect workers. Furthermore, the blacklisting rule would undermine the ability of small businesses to compete for Federal contracts, would increase costs for taxpayers, and would jeopardize the resources of our Armed Forces--the ones they need to keep this country safe. I urge my colleagues to block this harmful rule and vote ``yes'' on H.J. Res. 37. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.”