"I am very concerned that in your testimony you say that all too many current certificate holders will not take that approach under their own volition."
"I ran into a guy in my district recently, I think he is 34 or 35 years old. He is severely physically handicapped. He gets paid well under minimum wage, as he is incredibly physically handicapped."
"when we pass this bill a very tiny percent are still going to have the satisfaction of working say 30-35 hours a week"
"just last year, Representative Grothman introduced a bill that would expand the coverage of the AEDA."
"I would think it is somewhat obvious that it is hard to put together a work plan in which you can take somebody like that and make money while paying them, you know, $4-500 a week."
"I have a lot of people who are very happy working in the sheltered workshops in my area and they are very concerned."
"Thank you very much."
"Last year, Representative Grothman introduced a bill that would expand the coverage of the AEDA."
"I would challenge those workshops that if they support their business model and they have a happy workforce, to find a way to pay minimum wage, just as we have done in our business operations, success..."
"Why would we vote on a bill or for a bill in which people who are happy working in the work center no longer have that right?"
"Thank you. Mr. Ezell, I kind of want to talk to just in general an overview because I think the hearing today touches not just on a particular drug but things across the board."