[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH UAW WORKERS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Frost) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. FROST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to stand in solidarity with 
the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers who are bravely leading the 
fight for fair pay, better benefits, and safe working conditions.
  It is important that the industry supports a contract that rewards 
autoworkers for the sacrifices they have made and the profits they have 
built for these companies and our economy. Let's not forget that in 
2008 these workers did their part. They stayed on the job and kept 
manufacturing and production going while the government swooped in to 
keep the industry afloat.
  These workers didn't complain when we supported the big automakers, 
but now it is our turn to support them. The Big Three car manufacturers 
are experiencing record profits. Their CEOs are bringing home millions 
of dollars and 40 percent pay increases--that is right, 40 percent pay 
increases--while their workers cannot say the same.
  Generation Z--something I am very proud of--is America's most pro-
union generation, overwhelmingly supporting union workers time and time 
again. Now Congress needs to stand in solidarity with working people 
and do what is necessary in the struggle for what they deserve: fair 
wages, better benefits, and safe working conditions. I am proud to 
stand with the United Auto Workers.


                    Fight Against the Climate Crisis

  Mr. FROST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the climate 
movement for a huge win today. President Biden has announced the 
creation of the American Climate Corps, which will train tens of 
thousands of young people to build the climate-friendly infrastructure 
we deserve and that we need. This is youth workforce development and 
will help us in many different issues, from gun violence to the 
economy.
  This transformational thinking is the policy and work that we deserve 
to save our planet and save humanity. I thank the youth-led movements, 
like the Sunrise Movement, that made moments like this possible. I 
thank everyone who has championed this. This is a great step in the 
greater fight to protect humanity, to fight against the climate crisis, 
and to have a world that we deserve.
  The climate crisis is here, and the cost of not doing anything is far 
greater than the cost of taking bold action. Yes, in terms of dollars 
and cents, which is usually the way we think about things here in 
Congress, but I also think about the cost of human life and the cost of 
humanity. Let's continue this fight together.

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