Caucus holds a Virtual Congress. They discuss future coronavirus legislation which they agreed it should include assistance for state and local governments. This is an hour and 10 minutes. Afternoon. I am representative dean phillips. Is thursday, may 7, 2020. A call to order a special Problem Solvers Caucus. The gentleman from new jersey will control 30 minutes for the majority in the gentleman from new york, mr. Reed, will control 30 for the minority. Focused is the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Consent for all the members to revise and extend and include the special order of power. Any objection . Hearing no objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 30 minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today with my fellow cochair and good friend from new york and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to discuss the issues of state and local funding being contemplated for the next round of cares legislation. Yield myself as much time as i may consume, mr.
Recognition . Rep. Gottheimer consent for all the members to revise and extend and include the special order of power. Rep. Phillips is there any objection . Hearing no objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for 30 minutes. Rep. Gottheimer thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today with my fellow cochair of the problems offers solvers caucus and good friend from new york and other members of the Problem Solvers Caucus to discuss the issues of state and local funding being contemplated for the next round of cares legislation. I yield myself as much time as i may consume, mr. Speaker. I am here to fight for our state of new jersey and county and local governments. Our country is facing major battles right now, and getting including ensuring every american is protected from this virus and getting our local economies and businesses back on track. On the front lines of the battles are the workers in every community, frontline medical workers as well as lease and law police and law
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Is to get one agreement with one group of employees, which we do by having one union. Its a democratic process. The employees get to pick that union. And because its a democratic process, almost its almost guaranteed that not everyone will agree with all the positions that are taken by the union that represents the majority of employees. From the employers point of view, we need to get a contract, is to have one representative that can speak with one voice for all those disparate people. Now, i understand that youll be speaking on delicate issues. And the important point here is that outside the context of getting a contract, we do not try to suppress at all the wide or enriched variety of viewpoints that employees may have as citizens. And they can express them in the legislative realm. They can express them at the workplace, just not in the bargaining room. Justice kennedy do union do unions have Public Relations programs of or newspaper articles, media programs to talk about things
Factor. Is survey finds that nearly half of all employers run credit checks on your job candidates. 45 of those who check say its to decrease theft. 22 its to reduce liability. Pennsylvania and new jersey have both introduced bills that limit the practice, but the proposals have gone nowhere for years. Delaware is one of 11 states that has some limits on the books. The first state prohibits a Public Employer from inquiring into or considering the Credit History or credit score of an applicant before making an offer. With me now is the president of the Philadelphia City council. Hes introduced a bill that would stop credit checks on job applicants within the city. Thank you for being us. Thank you. What inspired you to do this bill . Not only a personal story from a streconstituent, but a nr of my staff indicated this was a challenge. We know that getting a job has significant impediments. The simple reality is it tends to be in the lower paying jobs that people have more difficulty, an