[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6432]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make life work a little 
easier for moms and dads in the St. Louis region. I rise today on 
behalf of every parent who wished they had more time to spend with 
their children or more time to care for a parent or a loved one. I rise 
today to level the playing field for all private sector employees so 
they receive the same flexibility public sector employees have enjoyed 
for nearly 30 years.
  That is why I cosponsored the Working Families Flexibility Act of 
2013, which allows employees the choice, voluntary choice, of paid time 
off or comp time in lieu of cash wages for overtime. The Working 
Families Flexibility Act is commonsense legislation that will help 
balance the needs of family life and the workplace, and I urge my 
colleagues to support this measure and make life work a little easier 
for all Americans.

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