[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




A WARNING AGAINST THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S NEW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 
                                  RULE

  (Mr. KILEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY. Mr. Speaker, the Department of Labor has announced a new 
independent contractor rule, which will cost millions of American jobs 
and be absolutely devastating for our workforce and our economy. We 
know that, because we have seen the effects of the law it was modeled 
on, AB 5, in California.
  As a warning against the Biden administration's new rule, I am 
sharing the stories of Californians who have suffered under that law.
  For example, Esther said: I help people who don't speak English 
communicate with medical providers. I am a proud senior, independent 
and self-sufficient. AB 5 leaves me out of work, unprotected, and 
isolated. It takes away my pride. It was passed without taking people 
like me into account.
  To spare millions of Americans the same fate as Esther, I am calling 
on my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in Congressional 
Review Act legislation to nullify the Biden administration's new 
independent contractor rule.

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