"The proposed H.R. 1499, the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, authored by my mentor and friend and T&I Committee member, Congressman Chuy Garcia, will set national wage and benefit levels at major airports that receive Federal funding and ensures that every airport job is a good job."
"Every person working in these airports deserves a living wage with benefits, a safe workplace, and paid time off to spend with their families."
"the proposed H.R. 1499, the Good Jobs for Good Airports Act, authored by my mentor and friend and T&I Committee member, Congressman Chuy Garcia, will set national wage and benefit levels at major airp..."
"Without wheelchair attendants, elderly passengers wouldn't be able to navigate our airports with dignity."
"If we want a top-notch air travel system for this country, we need national wage and benefit standards for our airports."
"I believe that we would be, by moving this forward, repealing important protections for people that should, frankly, have bipartisan support."
"why would we take away transparency on body-worn cameras?"
"I believe, having done oversight and accountability in prior jobs and now here on this committee, that publicly available body camera footage is a good thing."
"I urge that we vote 'no' against this bill."
"Why would we be supporting a measure that allows it so that people criminally convicted for assault on the job could get back onto the force?"
"What we got today in testimony is that because of the Police Association's tactics, people that were convicted of crime had to come back and be allowed to work back on the force."