The Democrats have put forth a working families agenda: several pieces of legislation that would keep workers in the workforce, provide scheduling flexibility...

I have the SIMPLE Act that is a bipartisan piece of legislation to get more people into income-driven repayment and to keep them there.

I hope that this committee will take a comprehensive approach to making higher education accessible and affordable.

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a key Federal law for advancing equity in our Nation's classrooms. The rules implementing title I provide important details that make sure historically underserved students have…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…

May I inquire to the remaining time, please? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 1 minute remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 31, after line 24, add the following new title (and update the table of contents accordingly): TITLE…

The SCRUB Act is completely unnecessary. Agencies can already review and repeal regulations that are no longer needed. The only thing this bill does for people with student loan debt is give them less certainty that their investment will…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Bonamici The Acting CHAIR. It is…

In my home State of Oregon, nearly one in five individuals had no health insurance coverage before the ACA.

I appreciate the objectives that are named in the title of this hearing, 'Improve healthcare coverage and provide lower costs for families.'

Today, more than 95 percent of Oregonians are covered, including about 56,000 children.

Economic growth and reducing carbon pollution are not in conflict with one another.

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), the co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Seniors.

I would like to inquire as to the remaining time, please. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 4\1/4\ minutes remaining.

To clarify further, this rule simply amends the State rule that we addressed in H.J. Res. 66, that gives the safe harbor to jurisdictions with strict investor protections. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr…

May I inquire as to the remaining time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

In summary, proponents of this Congressional Review Act resolution are rushing to nullify a rule that will make it easier for people save for retirement. That is unacceptable. Every American deserves to retire with dignity, and this…

I thank all of my colleagues who came this afternoon to speak in opposition to this resolution. It shows how important it is to the working people in our States and in our districts. These are people who do not have a retirement plan. That…

I include in the Record additional letters in opposition to this resolution. Service Employees International Union, Washington, DC, February 13, 2017. Dear Representative: On behalf of the two million members of the Service Employees…

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Just to clarify, there was a comment made that these are government-run plans. Under these plans, the States establish the framework for deducting the contributions, but these will be managed by investment professionals, not by the State…

I assure my colleague that, as someone with a consumer protection background, I would not be opposing this resolution if it had consumer protections. In fact, this rule applies when States have strict investor protections. Mr. Speaker, I…

I really appreciate the important services that you provide through your franchise.

This is Fatemeh. She is not a terrorist. She is a 4-month-old baby girl who is in immediate need of open heart surgery. Her parents desperately want the best care for her, so they planned to bring her from their home in Iran to Portland…