This bill is critical because it will provide Small Businesses with six more months to figure out how the rule affects them, how to deal wit, an what things changes they need to make to stay out of trouble with the labor department. I urge my colleagues to stand up for Small Businesses and support this bill. I would again i want to again thank congressman walberg for his leadership on this. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from virginia. Mr. Scott thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to the Ranking Member of the oversight and investigation subcommittee of the Small Business committee, the gentlelady from north carolina, mrs. Adams. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady has one minute. Mrs. Adams thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of the department of labors overtime rule that will go into effect on september 1, 2016 this rile wull protect 4. 2 million workers newly eligible for overt
Than u. S. Government. In u. S. Government i can talk to them about important sieve, and how to do it. But i think a big challenge to forming citizens who can tackle the problems of today is our u. S. History. It is teaching a very traditional mainstream history that reinforces the current traditions. As they say, they cannot dismantle the masters house. So when you are teaching a traditional white man mythical if you try hard enough youll get ahead type of history. Then you turn around and say, okay, now were going to talk about racial and income inequality. It conflicts. And so i think you really have to teach the roots of todays problems in u. S. History for the students to understand. You need to get down to the root causes. Ill give you an example. This summer i was very shaken by the two deaths of black men by police and the rise of trumpism. And i said i cant go on as if nothing has happen. And i emailed my supervisor and i said, i am just completely compressing the curriculum a
Way we are raised. I am thankful for good parents, good parents in law and a good wife that will help me raise my children and students that way. Thank you. Good afternoon. My name is robin. Im the executive director of mikva challenge, d. C. I am really honored to be on the stage with these two amazing educators. I have danced my whole career around the classroom and i have the utmost respect for classroom teachers. They are the real change makers in our society. They get up every day and educate our young people about the world around them and how to make it into what they like to see. I appreciate being a part of this panel. A minute about mikva challenge. We are named after the late judge abner mikva, who just recently passed away. We are founded by a group of people who had worked with judge mikva, a representative from chicago for a number of years on the hill, Circuit Court judge and general counsel to president clinton. When he retired, a group of people decided they wanted to
Epa is prepared to report summarizing the small entity outreach to date. The results of this outreach and how these results have been formed in the development of the proposed rule. Since publishing the rule, most recently the agencies participated in an epasponsored round table on september 4. We look forward to continuing these efforts in the future and before we finalize the rule and during the remainder of the Public Comment period as we write the final rule. Thank you, again, and ill be happy to answer your questions, mr. Chairman. Thank you, i appreciate it. Congresswoman mccarthy recently visited my state and she was talking about the waters in her state and she made this statement about concerned farmers and others i want to make sure i say it right that the proposed rules and the concerns about the proposed rules are silly and ludicrous, which i will submit the concerns of farmers and Small Businesses and everybody out there are certainly not silly and ludicrous. I think a lot
As speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2015, the chair will now rec m fm stsuitd the mari my lea f mni hr te. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each mber the mari a mory leaderanmi w limit tfi mut, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The speaker pro tempore the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Roslehtinen, five mis. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you so much mr. Speaker. As an 8yearold child, i was forced to flee havana, cuba, with a my family for the shores of the United States of america, the shining city on a hill, and a beacon of hope and freedom to the world. The cuban american members of congress are all united by our love of this great country and our love and respect for freedom, for democracy and the rule of law because of where we come from and whom w