Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, in closing, I just remind my colleagues, this body has rejected this amendment on a bipartisan basis time and time again. Speaking about inflation, we know that wages have not kept up with inflation, and working people are struggling, living paycheck to paycheck. Why are we dealing with an amendment that would try to curtail wages and prevailing wages for workers every day who go on a job and put forth all of their efforts to be able to get a decent wage to take care of their children, to be able to deal with inflation? It speaks loudly of my colleagues who refuse to believe that we need to have wages increase to help people fight inflation. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”