That was unfortunate. And anybody who thinks that the heat wasnt raised was saying that there was not going to be a deal i think is incorrect. But thats not why i asked for the one minute. What i asked for the one minute is, colleagues, the American People are relying on us to come together and to agree on things they know are very important to them and their families and their communities and their country. Let us not accuse one another back and forth of bad faith and lets lower the heat and lets try to get that work done. Well, the gentleman wouldnt yield to me but im glad to yield to him. Mr. Mccarthy oh mr. Hoyer my friend, the majority leader. Mr. Mccarthy my friend is correct in a lot but i will explain understand one thing. In this job and when we run and were passionate about our beliefs, my parents always told me if you cant handle the heat you probably shouldnt run but the one thing that should happen, if we want to come to a conclusion, just as you and i and my good friend s
Families and lets finally give americans access to paid leave. I urge my colleagues to join me in this fight and pass the family act. I now would like to yield the floor to my colleague who is also going to speak about why this is good for america. Ms. Duckworth mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from illinois. Ms. Duckworth thank you, mr. President. I want to thank my colleague from new york on the floor today for her leadership in this very important issue. Im here to help discuss one of the most pressing issues facing American Families all across the country, our nations outdated family leave policies. About two weeks ago i announced i am expecting a baby girl in april. The support since my announcement has been overwhelming. I received so many congratulations and lots of questions about my daughter to be. And i was also asked how i expect to handle having a newborn and 3yearold as i continue my work here in the United States senate. I know these questions come from a
Background levels. Even epaso low that admits they have not determined how to reach full compliance. The marginal cost of ratcheting down the existing spread standard goes through the roof that thestimates standard would cost 3. 9 billion dollars to 15 billion annually and the 16 part would be 39 billion annually. Cost of study puts the 65 parts per billion at 140 billion a year, which would make this the agencys most expensive. Egulation ever the study also estimates 1. 4 million fewer jobs and household cost averaging 830 per year. These costs come on top of all of the other rules we have seen manythis administration, of which also impact the energy and manufacturing sectors. Moreover, this rule is yet another chapter in the Administration Efforts to force more extreme client policies on the American People. I would like to just name a few of them. We have done the utility mac, the same and, the cross state the tiertion rule, three, the 111 b, all on top of. His proposed ozone rule i
Designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 149 printed in the house report 115297 offered by mr. Flores of texas. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 504, the gentleman from texas, in flores, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Flores i rise to offer an amendment that redirects 120 million from c. M. S. Overhead spending, a 3. 5 reduction, toward increasing funding in three specific areas. 40 million for pediatric Cancer Research, 40 million for alzheimers research, and 40 million to address the countrys open yode crisis. The approval of this amendment will motivate c. M. S. To modify its punitive bureaucratic culture. Ardworking american c. M. S. failure to taking is a notable example of bureaucratic incompetence. American families expect them to work with Health Care Providers to ensure the efficient delivery of health care. In 2012, the act was passed and signed into law due to the mandatory and harsh sanctions that c. M.
It had a countercyclical role and, very importantly, the rigorous evidence shows food stamps raises the nutritional quality of poor children. That this a clear fact when you look at the evaluation evidence on that. And those children [inaudible] so, therefore, a rise in food stamps somehow proving that obama has been a failure is simply another falsehood, in my view. The earned income tax credit. The report does have a positive paragraph or two on the earned income tax credit, then it talks a lot about the fraud and the irs, we need to be much stricter combating the fraud. I have no problem with that except we have one problem, the irs has been so demonized by House Republicans in the last six or eight years and funding so dramatically cut that its hard to give them another Unfunded Mandate to do this work. The juxtaposition of those comments strikes me a little bit. Theres a lot written about the marginal tax rates, you know im going to need a little more time. Im sorry, robert. The n