Congressman Dan Kildee: Failing to Take Up Meaningful Legislation Before ‘Undeserved’ August Recess is ‘Shameful,’ in ‘Complete Disregard’ of the…
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A video of Congressman Kildee's floor speech can be viewed here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2ewhvyjwm8
"House Republicans have chosen to spend our last legislative week before an undeserved five-week break on a dangerous political gimmick rather than working on the priorities of Michiganders and the American people," Congressman Kildee said. "Instead of taking up legislation that I've introduced or cosponsored to create jobs and jumpstart the middle class, we're about to leave town for five weeks of undeserved time off. That's shameful, wrong and in complete disregard for the priorities of my constituents, who work hard every day and expect their elected officials to do the same."
Last week, Congressman Kildee took to the floor urging Speaker Boehner to cancel the upcoming "undeserved" five-week recess so
Instead of going on recess, Congressman Kildee proposed that House Republican leadership take action on the following bills awaiting a vote:
* The 'Make it in America' jobs agenda, which would revitalize
Congressman Kildee cosponsored this legislative package on
* H.R. 4831, the Twenty-First Century Manufacturing Skills and Jobs Act, which would expand workforce training programs for Michiganders so that they have the skills necessary for new, highly-skilled manufacturing jobs. Congressman Kildee introduced H.R. 4831 on
* H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to
* H.R. 4970, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, which would extend emergency unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. Congressman Kildee introduced this latest bill on
* H.R. 377, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would update and strengthen the Equal Pay Act in order to close the remaining pay equity gap between men and women. Congressman Kildee cosponsored H.R. 377 on
* H.R. 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a comprehensive immigration bill that would fix our broken immigration system. Congressman Kildee cosponsored H.R. 15 on
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