Al Green: “And still I rise. And still I rise to be grateful to the Honorable Nydia Velazquez and Earl Blumenauer for what they…”

“And still I rise. And still I rise to be grateful to the Honorable Nydia Velazquez and Earl Blumenauer for what they have done to bring this bill to the floor. And still I rise for this job protections bill. This bill will not only protect jobs for restaurants; it also protects jobs in the $1 trillion supply chain. It will protect jobs for those distributors to restaurants. It will protect the jobs for those who transport to the distributors. It protects jobs for the farmers who produce the produce that we have in the restaurants. There is a right time for all things. This is the right time. This is the right place. We are the right people to do the right thing and protect small businesses and, more importantly, protect the jobs that fuel America, the engines of opportunity.”