I urge all of my colleagues today to stand with America's working men and women and support the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act and vote in favor of abolishing this tax. Ms. DelBENE. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the…

Congress should make sure that employers doing the right thing and providing high-value health insurance to their employees are supported, not penalized with an egregious tax. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from UNITE HERE…

Thank you to my colleague from Washington for managing this important bill. I rise today to speak in support of the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act. We cannot afford to let this 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored…

I know the affected workers that I hear from in my district, they want this raise. This raise would provide on the order of about $3,000 a year. That is enough money to make a tremendous difference in the life of a preschool teacher, a…

The gentlewoman was talking about the impact beyond just family incomes, which is important. And we want to give all Americans a raise. While the priorities on the other side were about giving corporations and billionaires more wealth…

I thank the chairman from the Education and Labor Committee. It makes a big difference when he has the gavel and the priorities that he has set as the chairman of that committee and the fact that, as we have done from the beginning of this…

I thank the gentlewoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and I appreciate, again, her work as a coanchor tonight and bringing not only the increasing issues of wages for American workers, but tying and connecting the point around housing and…

We are led by a dynamic chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Representative from California, Congresswoman Karen Bass, and I had the honor of attending one of her congressional field hearings this week. The CBC is dedicated on a…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania and again thank him for his dedication and commitment on behalf of his constituents in Philadelphia, in bringing their voice to this process. General Leave

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan for bringing forward her commitment and leadership on these important issues and sharing her support for the Raise the Wage Act, which this body will be considering later this week. Just before we…

We passed a bill to compensate those who were wrongfully convicted and to restore some justice there.

I think most young folks make mistakes. Some are illegal, some are not.

They are now banned in our state.

to increase access to programs and services so that folks who are young have access to maybe more non-punitive interventions.

Anytime someone has an incentive to fill their house, it doesn't make sense to me.

I think what we are seeing is that we get what we pay for, so I believe that we need to dramatically increase what we are spending on social services.

We can't just cut those budgets. We have to make sure the money gets shifted to the resources where they can produce the best results.

What could we have done with that $3 million for these three individuals rather than incarcerating them?

The vision of your congresswoman to bring these congressional hearings is very significant.

We passed the restoration of voting rights for ex-felons so that they have the ability to change the circumstances.

I want to ask the witnesses what specifically, Ms. Edmond, what investments could be made on the front end to help strengthen our communities by supporting our programs around children, around families----

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I am honored to stand to propose an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which is an opportunity to improve the security of the American people and modernize defense policy to meet the…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. This is a very important hearing to allow us to discuss the economic benefits immigrant families contribute to this country.

these individuals cannot even access those benefits because they are not legal immigrants, but they pay into it for you, for me, and for everyone working to benefit.

I am thankful to have the opportunity to bring the perspective of many of my constituents who I am fighting for, and we cannot allow their status to expire.