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Robert E. Andrews is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1990 to 2014. During his tenure, he was known for his work on health care issues, particularly related to Medicare and home health benefits. Andrews served on several committees, including the Committee on Education and Labor, where he focused on education reform and labor rights. He was also involved in various initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life for his constituents in New Jersey.
What we should be doing is coming together, Republicans and Democrats, to cut spending, to find ways to sensibly cut spending. Many of us on the floor, for instance, 2 weeks ago voted to not send $1.5 billion to Iraq to fund their police…
I would like to respond to two of the points that he's made. First, he makes reference to this 800,000 job loss as a result of the health care act. There was a prediction made before the final version of the act was put together, very…
Many of the districts that aren't making AYP aren't making it because of deficiencies in Special Education.
I share Chairman Kline's opinion that there is a better way for us to get to our common goal.
I am all about raising the bar. I am all about raising expectations and holding schools, districts, States, accountable for much better outcomes for young people.
There are 15 million unemployed Americans as we meet here this afternoon. Let us resolve in the next 2 weeks to put their interests first, to sensibly reduce spending where we can, to invest in education and health care where we must, and…
I hope that we are beginning to usher in in the next 2 weeks a season of compromise on this very important question before the country. I hope and I am confident that Chairman Rogers and Mr. Dicks are capable of striking a very sound…
And ladies and gentlemen of the House, let's take the next 2 weeks to try to work together to do the right thing for the American people. {time} 1320 I believe that the right thing for the American people is to come up with a budget plan…
For 15 million Americans, this is another Friday night without a paycheck. And instead of working together to create jobs, here we are again relitigating the health care bill, the bill we talked about last year, last month, last week…
What would happen under the gentleman's amendment is the prescription drug price of this senior would go up dramatically, and he would have to pay the entire cost of that prescription until he hit, I think, the $5,100 limit. This is…
All across the country this morning, millions of Americans got up for another day of searching the job search Web sites or looking at the want ads, enduring another day of courtesy interviews, pointless discussions with potential…
Members of both parties should oppose this amendment because it rests on three misjudgments. The first misjudgment is that the wages established by this Davis-Bacon practice are union-imposed wages. The fact of the matter is they are…
The issue raised by this amendment is to whom does this Congress belong; in whose interests are the Members of Congress working. Now, Mr. Chairman, every one of our constituents will draw a conclusion about that question based upon how we…
I join a strong coalition of Democrats and Republicans in urging a ``yes'' vote on the Kline-Hastings amendment. I do so because I believe that every student should be guaranteed the right of knowing that he or she is going to get a high…
For the last 5 weeks or so since the new majority has taken over the House, as 15 million people are unemployed in this country, as people are losing their homes, losing their businesses, the majority has focused like a laser beam on…
This amendment sets a new standard of irresponsibility that I hope the House never again emulates. Let's assume that a worker who is trying to organize a union is fired because of his or her union organizing activity, files a complaint…
I have thousands of service personnel who serve our country, and I have hundreds of thousands of taxpayers who pay for the government of our country, and I am convinced that the right answer for our service personnel and for our taxpayers…
What would it mean to the taxpayer who is sitting at home watching you testify today?
a reckless cut like this obviously has a severe impact on the Department, and that is regrettable.
Now, I understand that the budget on the floor today would cut nearly $100 million from OSHA's budget, almost a 40 percent cut.
You will always have the right to a robust debate in an open process that allows you to make your case and offer alternatives. Always. I'm not sure if 'always' applies to this rule.
We do believe that reducing our deficit is one of the ways to instill confidence and create jobs. So, Mr. Speaker, I have a proposal for consideration. We give away $4 billion a year in tax breaks to oil companies. Last week, the former…
Americans are asking, ``Where are the jobs?'' And the majority is saying, ``We'll get to that later.'' This week, the first thing that they did was to try to rush to the floor, without hearings or consideration, an extension of the Patriot…
As we meet this morning, there are 15 million unemployed people in our country. And what I'm hearing from our constituents is they want us to work together to find ways to help the job generators of this country, small businesses and…
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