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Transcripts For CSPAN U S House Of Representatives U S House Of Representatives 20240712

The clerk en bloc number 6 consisting of amendments 7, ered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 printed in part g of house report number 116438, offered by mr. Graves of missouri. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the amendment en bloc. Members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of epresentatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer as the member designated by ms. Moore pursuant to House Resolution 965 i inform the house that ms. Moore will vote yea on the amendment en bloc number six. As the member designated mr. Lowenthal pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house, mr. Lowenthal will vote neigh on the amendment en bloc numb

Transcripts For CSPAN2 After Words Steven Greenhouse Beaten Down Worked Up 20240713

You. When i think about this book i see it as having three major parts, after you introduce a situation now, you do a really good job of talking about through stories how workers struggled, they themselves built the middle class in this country to a great extent by organizing, by striking, bargaining through a lot of adversity and demanding more from policy changes and then you go through a lot of the hard times of what i call the reagan era which we are still in Work Companies and starting with the president of the United States really attacked workers a lot and their unions and then you tell a lot of hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organizing and unions and other forms and make policy recommendations and one thing i have to say, a lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendation but i hope we really get into that because you made quite a few interesting suggestions on what might be done t

Transcripts For CSPAN2 After Words Steven Greenhouse Beaten Down Worked Up 20240713

Steve greenhouse, thank you so much for coming in to talk about your new book, beaten down, worked up. It was a real pleasure to read it and i look forward to having time to talk to you about it. Guest thank you for your kind words, congressman. Great to speak with you. Host when i think about this book i think of it as having three major parts. After you introduce the situation now you do a really good job, i think, of talking about, through stories about how workers struggled, really they themselves built the middle class in this country to a great extent by organizing, by striking, by bargaining and through diversity and by demanding policy changes and then you go through a lot of the hard times of what i call the reagan era which i think we are still in where companies and starting with the president of the United States really have attacked workers all hot and their unions and then you tell hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organiz

Transcripts For CSPAN2 After Words Steven Greenhouse Beaten Down Worked Up 20240713

Where companies, starting with the president of the United States really attacked workers and their unions. And then you tell hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organizing in unions and other forms. And make policy recommendations. One of the things i have to say, a lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations but i hope we get into that because you really made quite a few, i thought, interesting suggestions on what might be done to restore the voice and power of workers in this country. Why dont you start by laying out where you see things right now . What is the status ofworking people in this country and their ability to shape their own lives at work . Sure. I covered it at the New York Times for 18 years. One of my concerns and interviewing people all over our nation is so many people have no idea what unions are and what unions do and how they help bring us the 40 hour work week and

Transcripts For CSPAN2 Acting 20240703

Up next acting labor secretary testifying on her department 2025 budget request the proposal totals 13. 9 billion focuses on creating pathways to good jobs and protecting workers. She has served as acting secretary since march 2023 she is still waiting to be confirmed as labor secretary over a year after President Biden first nominated her. House education and Workforce Committee hearing is three and half hours. The committee will come to order. Note there is a quorum. Actingng secretary ms. Su i know Vice President harris ezell lobbied hard to drop the acting from your title only a vote of the full senate can grant to that promotion. This is something they have rightly not seen fit to do. Today marks 417 consecutive day in which you have ledol the department of labor, the dol as acting secretary without the cost which is required advice and consent of the senate. It effectively abrogating the Senate Nomination process the Biden Administration has treated the constitution as but a foot

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