Dwight Evans: “The harm done by an unskilled person working in one of those professions is much more serious than that of a…”

I rise and strongly oppose this bill. It would hurt families. It would hurt seniors. It would hurt workers. We must uphold rather than undermine our country's strong economic recovery and standing. We are here to govern. That means paying…

I hope that we can continue our bipartisan work to pass this bill through the House this Congress.

The issue is of vital importance, as nearly 24 million children live in single parent--or nearly 30 percent of all single parents live in poverty.

I will repeat what I said. This was passed bipartisanly in 2016, the very same year I came in, Mr. Speaker. I shared with you that it is about the people, and at the end of the day, that is what we are here for. Mr. Speaker, I yield back…