Time is of the essence. Our country has been upended by COVID-19. Businesses have shuttered their doors, families sitting around their kitchen tables are struggling to make ends meet, our healthcare workers are stretched thin, and our…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 2339. While I don't doubt the majority's sincere interest in reducing nicotine use among minors, this bill is a premature and poorly thought-out attempt to do…

I thank my colleague from Georgia for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.J. Res. 79. As a woman who has worked all her life, often in male-dominated professions, I detest discrimination in any form against any…

This past Saturday, the Boy Scouts of America celebrated its 110th anniversary. With over 2 million active participants, it is one of the largest youth organizations in the country. Since its founding in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has…

It is with great sadness that I rise today to recognize the departure of a long-term servant of the House, Brandon Renz. Brandon has served the House of Representatives for nearly two decades and has been a trusted leader of my staff for…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Beginning on page 14, line 25, strike ``the names of all employees'' and all that follows through…

Democrats bemoan that plummeting union membership does not reflect workers' actual opinion of unions. But NLRB decisions and so-called conservative attacks are not the reason workers have voluntarily chosen to leave unions behind…

I believe that I am in opposition, do I not have the right to close? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina indicated her support for the amendment.

This amendment is a weak attempt to lend lip service to employee privacy, but it fails to reduce the PRO Act's invasion of workers' personal lives. Simply because this amendment says the bill shall not be construed to affect employee…

Americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy. In the modern economy, this means deciding for themselves whether to share their personal information. At an Education and Labor Committee hearing on this bill last year, AFL-CIO…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, the PRO Act is one of the most antiworker and anti-small business bills to be considered by Congress in decades, and this amendment does not change that. The…

Democrats insist that the PRO Act expands workers' rights. But, in reality, this bill coerces workers and undermines their rights in order to increase the wealth and power of union bosses. Unions have a long and sordid history of harassing…