Bobby Scott

I am the only speaker, so I will be closing when I speak. I reserve the balance of my time.

These are expected to be noncontroversial. The amendments generally expand the industries to be affected by the opportunities for apprenticeships and adds veterans service organizations as partner organizations. I hope that we would adopt…

As I indicated--and several have spoken on their amendments--I would hope that we would adopt the amendment en bloc, and I yield back the balance of my time.

These amendments generally ensure accessibility for those with disabilities, increase equity, and increase opportunities. They are not controversial, and I would hope they would be accepted. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Could you advise how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The gentleman from Virginia has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from North Carolina has 3 minutes remaining.

I think some people don't see this as the national crisis. It certainly appears to be one to me.

This should have happened three weeks ago,' he said pointing to the dwindling room at hospitals. 'We don't have that many beds left.

The House first passed the Heroes Act 4 months ago because we have a responsibility to help our constituents recover from this global health emergency. Since then, the need has only grown. Instead of denying the consequences of this…

I want to thank Mr. Nadler and Mr. Katko for their leadership on this legislation. I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Torres of California). The gentleman from Virginia has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Before I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island, I would like to remind our colleagues that just yesterday a Federal court ruled that the Department of Education must provide full relief for 7,200 defrauded Massachusetts student…

In January, I joined Chairman Bobby Scott in calling on OSHA to put the infectious disease standard back on the active agenda.

It was clear after the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic in 2009 that an infectious disease standard was needed.

OSHA's own data shows that the majority of its inspections are conducted only after workers have died.

OSHA has still not developed any enforceable standards for employers to follow that can protect workers from the airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus.

My home state of North Carolina leads the nation with the number of meatpacking plants facing an outbreak.

In mid-May, as workers continued to face risks of infection, illnesses, and death, the agency is still refusing to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect workers from exposure to coronavirus.

At the time of our request, there were just five confirmed COVID-19 infections in the U.S.

OSHA's failure to take meaningful action has sent a clear message to workers across the country that they are on their own.

So my question to the Secretary of Labor is, after tens of thousands of workplace infections and hundreds of worker deaths, why is OSHA missing in action?

I would remind the Republicans that under Democratic leadership in the House, we have PAYGO.

Please bring these compelling stories of individuals who deserve second chances to this administration's attention.

I challenge this administration to break President Obama's record with commutations.

Congressman Bobby Scott and Maxine Waters who were champions in advocating for my release.

This idea, the formulation that you have heard from our colleagues, fundamentally flips that to say that the restaurant owner is being discriminated against...