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

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

We need to be forward-thinking.

I cannot imagine a more important topic.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I note that using that logic, people might have said the same thing about my grandparents who came over from Italy at the turn of the previous century, who came to work…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to spend some time on the floor with my distinguished colleague from Texas, though we disagree strongly about this. I would just once again…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, although the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Walorski) did not actually talk about the minimum wage increase which is before us, I do note that about 40 percent of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 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…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 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…