Joe Morelle

In my district, in Rochester, New York, nearly 1 in 3 children have a traumatic experience that will hinder their emotional, social, and academic success if not properly addressed.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to discuss how children are adversely affected by harmful immigration policy.

1 year ago today, I took the oath of office and was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. It is truly the honor of a lifetime to represent New York's 25th District, and I am grateful every day for the…

I agree and associate myself with my colleague and friend, Mr. Courtney's remarks that it does seem to me that you can do this and still have an innovative model for your business.

To not have all Members of this body object in the most strenuous terms to this administration's complete obstruction... is truly disappointing.

I for one will not accept that vision of this great country, let alone get over it.

Mick is dead wrong. That is not how we exercise our policy in this country.

On Wednesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 591, providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 54, relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019, under a closed rule. The rule…

Thank you so much. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I am a capitalist. I believe in investment and innovation, new products, new development cycle.

To have a more streamlined process would not only be effective, it would help cities to save money.

Every student deserves the opportunity to pursue higher education and achieve their goals, but for too many Americans, especially low-income students or families in poverty, unexpected financial emergencies like sudden medical costs…

Worker pay has lagged behind productivity.

I think this is a really, really important topic.

Rochester has, over the last several years, been identified as either number two or three in terms of childhood poverty in the United States among cities.

In my view, it violates basic freedom of speech rights, because it means a union's advanced notice of picketing may violate the law, even if the actual picketing is completely lawful.

I just wanted to clear that up that there is no blanket protection for people engaged in otherwise illegal or unlawful activities.

I am proud to support the committee's work to advance legislation that protects fundamental rights of the Nation's workforce.

We need to be forward-thinking.

I cannot imagine a more important topic.

One additional point that I wanted to make listening to my friend and colleague who talks about, during the last several years, the income and the wages of the lowest earning Americans have gone up. I do note with some irony that the…

I include in the Record letters from the American Association of University Women, the Patriotic Millionaires, the National Education Association, and the NAACP, all in support of H.R. 582. AAUW, July 15, 2019. Dear Representative: On…

I will admit I think this is the first time I have heard that the great crisis of 2007-2008 was caused by or a contributing factor was the increase in the Federal minimum wage from $5.85. That sort of ignores the problems in the housing…

I appreciate hearing from my distinguished friend and colleague on the Rules Committee, Mr. Burgess. There is a lot to unpack from what he said. Let me make a few points before I yield to my colleagues on my side of the aisle. First of…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported out a rule, House Resolution 492, providing for consideration of H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled…