[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OVERTIME RULE UPDATE

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, last week, a Texas judge granted an emergency 
injunction against the Department of Labor's overtime rule.
  This disastrous overtime rule is yet another attempt by this 
administration to legislate outside of reason and job description to 
impose their ``we know what is best for you'' agenda.
  This rule, set to go into effect December 1, would double the 
overtime salary threshold almost overnight. For Americans, this 
overtime rule would mean fewer job prospects, less flexibility, and 
less opportunity.
  I have stood before this body many times telling the stories of small 
businesses that have come to me and warned me of the struggles their 
employees and families would face because of this overtime rule.
  Schools and universities back home in my district were negatively 
impacted by this rule and the possibility of having to inform employees 
of a partial paycheck right before the holidays. Despite outcry and 
outrage from folks back home, the administration pushed forward with 
its unpopular overtime rule.
  Thankfully, the courts got it right. I thank the courts for standing 
up for the rule of law and the American people.

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