Nick Rahall: “I am opposed to the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as…”

“I am opposed to the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rahall moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1459 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 3. PROVIDING A WAGE INCREASE FOR AMERICA'S WORKERS. This Act shall not take effect until the hourly wage for the lowest 10th percentile of workers for all occupational codes reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics under the Occupational Employment Statistics survey is no less than $10.10 an hour. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from West Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.”