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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.
I thank my friend from New York for this opportunity. We got some welcome economic news last Friday that companies added about 250,000 private sector jobs. It's long overdue, and we hope and pray that it continues for many, many months to…
I thank my friend for yielding the time. The month the President took office, the U.S. economy was in the midst of a horrible collapse into oblivion for a lot of American families. The economy lost 700,000 jobs the month the President took…
At a time when we should be considering the president's job proposal, we are having an exquisitely interesting constitutional law seminar.
I'm familiar with his FAIR Tax. I respectfully disagree because I think it imposes a national sales tax, which I don't support. But let me ask two further questions, and I thank him for his time. Do you think that we should put up for a…
I thank the gentleman for his friendship and his compliment, and it's a pleasure to serve with him. I would just ask him on the specifics: Do you favor a tax cut for small businesses that hire people?
They ask: What did you do this week? Did you get any bills that would bring more customers in? Did you help me grow more jobs? Now, here's what we did: We adjusted the CBO baseline for the consideration of future revenue policies of the…
I thank my friend for yielding. For a long time, Americans have believed if you work hard every day and play by the rules, you'll be able to earn enough to own a home and educate your children and retire with some dignity. It's the…
It is our responsibility to try to remove that jeopardy and reignite and restore that promise that has been made to workers and retirees throughout the country.
A person who has gone out every day and done what he or she is supposed to do and relies on that pension check should never have to worry that their personal version of the American dream will be imperiled because the pension won't be…
The end of the bargain that is coming to them is that they are guaranteed, in some cases, a pension check for the rest of their lives.
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