I rise in opposition to the proposal of the Senator from North Dakota. I appreciated over the period of these days the good exchanges we have had on the issues of the labor conditions in this country. which is what this legislation is all about. I am going to put a chart behind me that describes the circumstances of what is happening to undocumented workers and to American workers in New Bedford. MA. This is a picture of a company in New Bedford. MA. This was taken probably in the last 4 weeks. These were the undocumented workers in New Bedford. This sweatshop is replicated in city after city all over this country. One of the key issues is: Can we do something about it? We say yes. and we say our legislation makes a very important downpayment to making sure we do. Many of these individualsnot allare undocumented workers. This is what happened to these workers. These workers were fined for going to the bathroom. denied overtime pay. docked 15 minutes pay for every minute they were late to work. fired for talking while on the clock: forced to ration toilet paper. which typically ran out before 9 a.m.
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