Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters from organization that support the overtime rule. AFSCME, Washington, DC, September 26, 2016. Dear Representative: On behalf of the 1.6 million members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), I want to express our strong support for the Department of Labor's (DOL) new overtime rule set for implementation on December 1, and urge you to oppose any efforts to overturn, weaken or delay it. In particular, we are strongly opposed to the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (H.R. 6094), and we urge you to vote no when this bill comes to the House floor for a vote. This new rule is an overdue and historic update that would raise the salary threshold below which most workers are eligible for overtime pay from $23,660 to $47,486. It's a recognition of our country's forward-moving economy and is supported by the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe that too many workers are working too many hours for too little pay--a major step in addressing stagnant incomes and wage inequality. It will benefit 12.5 million people-- including 4.2 million parents who together have 7.3 million children under the age of 18. H.R. 6094 would hurt many hardworking Americans that the updated rule is intended to help, and needlessly delay implementation of the overtime rule.…”