[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. The Republicans, under the guise of being family 
friendly, are going to strip American workers of overtime pay. That's 
right, work more than 40 hours a week, you don't get paid overtime 
anymore under their bill. Instead, you get comp time.
  They say, Oh, this is family friendly, it's flexible. Well, there's 
certainly flexibility now that employers can grant people leave for 
family problems and other things. This would be essentially an 
interest-free loan to employers. They tell you you're working 50 hours, 
and I'll give you comp time, but it's up to them to give you the comp 
time. So they could wait until the end of the year, then pay you the 
overtime without having granted you comp time and having had an 
interest-free loan. This is outrageous.
  Many Americans are having trouble making ends meet. They're dependent 
upon overtime pay to make ends meet. Wages are stagnant, and they need 
the overtime pay to make ends meet. Women still only earn 77 cents on 
the dollar compared to male workers. They need the overtime pay to help 
feed their kids. But, no, the Republicans want to take that away from 
them under the guise of being female friendly.
  Happy Mother's Day from the Republicans.

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