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“PERSONAL EXPLANATION” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E289 on March 8, 2017.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
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HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.
of new jersey
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, on February 28, 2017, I missed one roll call vote. Had I been present, would have voted:
NO on Roll Call Vote 104, H. Res. 150, On Agreeing to the Resolution--Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 998) SCRUB Act, and providing for consideration of (H.J. Res. 83) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Clarification of Employers Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness.
I would have cast my vote in opposition to this resolution because the Rules Committee rejected a motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to strike the waiver of section of 311 of the Congressional Budget Act for H.J. Res. 83.
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