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The committee on education and labor will come to order. Welcome everyone. A quorum is present. The committee is meeting today in a legislative hearing to hear testimony on hr 2694, the pregnant workers fairness act. I note for the subcommittee that ms. Mcbath of georgia, ms. Underwood of illinois and mr. Cohen of tennessee are permitted to participate in todays hearing. Members who sit on the subcommittee and are present shall have First Priority task questions, followed by members who sit only after all Committee Members who are present have gone shall members who are not on the committee on...

Today in a legislative hearing to hear testimony on h. R. 2694 the pregnant workers fairness act. I note for the subcommittee that ms. Bass of georgia and mr. Cohen of tennessee are permitted to participate in todays hearing. Members who sit on the subcommittee and our present shall have First Priority to ask questions followed by members who sit on the full committee and only after all Committee Members who are present have gone show members who are not on the committee asked questions. Pursuant to Committee Rule seven Opening Statements are limited the chair the Ranking Member. This allows u...

Mrs. Fischer mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from nebraska. Mrs. Fischer i would ask that the quorum call be lifted. The presiding officer without objection, the quorum call be suspended. Mrs. Fischer thank you. May i speak in morning business. The presiding officer the senator has the floor. Mrs. Fischer thank you very much. Mr. President , i rise today to rise on behalf of 18,000 nebraskans who have contacted me to express their concerns with the negative impacts of obamacare. Rather than addressing these problems in last nights state of the union address, the president dou...