I thank the chairman for yielding back.

I think sort of the fact finding and evidence gathering is really important.

There's been a lot of clamor for fact witnesses.

He wanted Robert Mueller not to examine why Russia and how Russia interfered with our election.

Again, I want to return to some other attempts to remove the special counsel that are detailed in the Mueller report.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I rise in strong support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act. This legislation will protect 2.5 million people as American as everyone in this Chamber but for a piece of paper, young people…

Thank you very much.

I urge you to pass the FAIR Act to restore equal access to justice for small businesses and consumers.

Your bill, the Justice for Service Members Act, would simply clarify that service Members cannot be required to arbitrate their employment claims under USERRA.

I hope both parties will work together to restore the legal rights of all Americans, which are often eviscerated by forced arbitration agreements.

only this body, Congress, can set things right.

Hopefully, this hearing is going to help bring that--

In 2017, Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-NC), Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), and other House members sponsored H.R. 2631, the Justice for…

In 2016, Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline (D-RI), Rep. Henry Hank Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-NC), Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN), and other House members sponsored H.R. 5426, the Justice for…

These laws are ultimately meaningless if employers are able to sidestep accountability for breaking these laws.

Many people came to my side. In fact, 20 Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle...

I urge you to support and enact legislation to end forced arbitration.

It is up to Congress to reverse this dangerous trend.

Unfortunately, I learned the hard way that some employers do not support their Reservist employees.

That is exactly why Congress enacted USERRA, so that no service member who is asked to leave their job to fight for our country would ever have to worry about fighting for their job when they returned home.

I think this is a military readiness issue.

Far from it. As the Supreme Court noted in 1967 in the Prima Paint decision, the legislative history of the law makes clear that Congress did not intend for parties with unequal bargaining power to be forced to arbitrate claims on a…

So while the dark money problem is a huge issue, in a number of States there are either major loopholes or no prohibition whatsoever.

If we end forced arbitration, more companies will follow the law and everyone will benefit.

The Judiciary Committee will come to order.