Congressman Dan Kildee: Failing to Take Up Meaningful Legislation Before ‘Undeserved’ August Recess is ‘Shameful,’ in ‘Complete Disregard’ of the…

Congressman Dan Kildee: Failing to Take Up Meaningful Legislation Before 'Undeserved' August Recess is 'Shameful,' in 'Complete Disregard' of the Priorities of Michiganders

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Mich. (5th CD), issued the following news release:

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) today spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives disapproving of the decision by Speaker of the House John Boehner (OH-08) and House Republican leadership to forgo legislative action on a multitude of items awaiting a vote in favoring of a dangerous lawsuit against the President intended as an election-year gimmick.

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 Congress could stay in session to vote on a number of bills that have failed to receive an up-or-down vote.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTiowzpBIAA

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 Michigan and the nation's manufacturing base and help create high-skill, high-wage jobs.

Congressman Kildee cosponsored this legislative package on April 10, 2013.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-when-we-make-products-in-america-michiganders-win

* 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 June 10, 2014.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-introduces-legislation-to-provide-workforce

* H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 by 2015. Congressman Kildee cosponsored H.R. 1010 on March 6, 2013.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-it-s-time-to-give-michiganders-a-raise

* 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 June 25, 2014, and has been a strong advocate urging Congress to renew emergency unemployment insurance since it expired on December 28, 2013.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/kildee-lobiondo-lead-introduction-of-bipartisan-extension-of

* 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 January 23, 2013.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-highlights-importance-of-equal-pay-for-women-in

* 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 November 13, 2013.http://dankildee.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-dan-kildee-cosponsors-bipartisan-comprehensive-immigration

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