Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013
Floor Speech
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Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen tle lady for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, life is hard. Across Indiana, moms and dads are working hard to make ends meet, and it's anything but easy. The national unemployment rate is 7.5 percent. More businesses are reducing employees' hours under the immense pressure and weight of ObamaCare's red tape. On top of all that, President Obama wants $1.2 trillion in new taxes on families and businesses.
There is no timecard at the dinner table. Parenting is a 24/7, 365-day job. Unfortunately, moms and dads in the private sector have to consider missing a day of work when flu season strikes, when teacher conferences roll around, or when life throws another curve ball.
The last thing Hoosiers in the real economy need is an outdated Federal law that makes things harder. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, too many families are forced to make a difficult trade-off: sit down with your son's teacher and you could see a thinner paycheck at the end of the week. Often, mom and dad will take turns after they've looked at the budget and the calendar. For single parents, it's another uphill battle.
But while families on Main Street have to make tough choices, government workers have the flexibility to work overtime to cover these situations. We need to make sure that Hoosiers in the everyday world have the same option.
Here in the House, we've introduced a simple, commonsense solution. Our bill gives Hoosiers and Americans a choice between cash wages and comp time for the overtime hours that they work. Government workers already get this option. So should everyday Americans. By fixing an outdated law today, we can give working parents more flexibility tomorrow.
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