[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H2878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
100 DAYS OF BROKEN PROMISES
(Mr. VEASEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, this Saturday marks 100 days of broken
promises made to the American worker by the Trump administration. On
the campaign trail, he promised to fight for the American worker and
create jobs right here at home. Since he has taken office, he has done
the opposite.
During the first few weeks of his administration, the President
signed an executive order to raise mortgage rates for new homeowners.
The administration also killed worker protections for individual
workers in this country, and then they also have done nothing,
absolutely nothing to deal with Davis-Bacon and prevailing wages, which
guarantees American workers the right to earn more money. Finally, the
administration gutted another protection that would have made it harder
for companies to secure Federal contracts if they have a history of
labor law violations.
It is more than clear that this administration does not plan to fight
for the American worker, the American man and woman out there making it
every day in America. Instead, they are doing everything they can to
help the President's billionaire buddies and to promote golf courses
and other businesses that they own.
Mr. Speaker, that is why we will continue to stand up to the
administration when it turns its back on working class Americans.
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