Reclaim Congress' Policymaking Authority

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Mr. KILEY. Madam Speaker, the Biden administration's Department of Labor has announced a new independent contractor rule that is a full- fledged assault on the right to earn a living in America.

It is estimated that this new rule will cost between 3.2 and 3.6 million American jobs, and this is not a matter of speculation. We have seen the devastating impact of the law that this rule was based upon, AB5 in California. A new study shows that this law in California led to a 10 percent decline in self-employment and a 4 percent decline in overall employment.

These are just numbers, though. What is really important to understand is the stories of folks who have lost everything because of AB5 in California.

This is from Daniel who said: I am a chiropractor in California. I was just terminated from my wonderful independent contract, 10-hour- per-week job. The company cited AB5. I have had this job for 10 years. The job allowed me flexibility to take care of my three special-needs kids. Now, it is gone.

To prevent millions of Americans from suffering the same fate as Daniel, I am sponsoring legislation under the Congressional Review Act to nullify this new rule from the Department of Labor, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reclaim the policymaking authority of Congress in this area.

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