Political Quotes

“Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 1558 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. Johnson] proposes an amendment numbered 1558. The amendment is as follows (Purpose: To strike Federally mandated sick pay and paid family leave and replace it with financial support provided through State administered unemployment insurance systems and funds) Strike divisions C, E, and G. At the end of division D, add the following: SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) it is the intention of Congress and the administration to provide immediate financial support to workers who will be idled and lose pay and benefits because of COVID-19; (2) Federally mandated sick pay and paid family leave will prompt some employers who cannot afford this mandate to preemptively terminate the employment of workers they no longer have work for due to circumstances surrounding COVID- 19; (3) even without that negative incentive, the COVID-19 will cause many Americans to lose their jobs, and not be eligible for Federally mandated sick pay or family and medical leave, so the only income support will be unemployment insurance; and (4) it would be more efficient to administer this Federal financial support for workers using only one, rather than two or more programs. SEC. __.…”