I think the chairman deserves credit, a lot of credit, for focusing the committee, and the country hopefully, on that discussion.
Rob Andrews
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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 did want to ask my friend from Georgia a question, Mr. Speaker, if I might. He says he's on the right track. Will the gentleman agree that we should have an up/down vote on the President's jobs plan on this floor?
Reclaiming my time, does the gentleman favor the provision that says we should put teachers who have been laid off back in the classroom?
Reclaiming my time, the President's plan was a small business that creates jobs will get a tax cut. Will you vote for that?
Reclaiming my time, would the gentleman agree, though, we should use some Federal funds for that purpose?
Reclaiming my time, will the gentleman vote for the President's tax cuts for small businesses that create jobs if they hire someone?
I thank my friend for yielding. Tomorrow will be yet another Friday without a paycheck for too many Americans. For many Americans, this may be the week that their unemployment benefits finally run out and they have no income left…
America has had an economic disaster and a natural disaster. The economic disaster is 15 million people unemployed, and then we had the natural disasters of August. This bill tries to help the natural disaster get solved by making the…
If you exclude the OCO [Overseas Contingency Operations] accounts, the overseas accounts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and you look at real dollar defense budgets, the defense budget is 40 percent higher than it was in 2001 in real dollars.
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 238, nays 186, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 711]…
I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the most effective leading voice for working people in America today, the senior ranking Democrat on the Education and Workforce Committee, my friend from California (Mr. Miller).





