January 12, 2024
House of Representatives
Remarks as prepared:
Madam Speaker because of the success I’ve worked for in life, not many people know that my life began very differently.
My family was dependent on food stamps for most of my youth. My step-dad never worked, and my siblings & I paid the price for it.
I knew from a young age that I would not let that be my life. From the moment I could start working, I did whatever it took to earn financial security. Hog farming, welding, computer programming, the list goes on.
If it weren’t for the McDonald’s Franchisee program, I wouldn’t be here today. After 11 years working in the restaurants, I was able to work my way into the franchisee program and purchase my first franchise location, then build a successful company with over 20 locations.
I’ve lived a truly American story, and my mission in life is to help every child who grew up like me - wondering where their next meal would come from, unsure if the lights would be on when they get home from school.
I want those kids to know that our country is a place of opportunity & a place of hope -- for those who will work for it.
Today we are here to provide Congressional disapproval over a rule that would completely destroy the franchise model that gave me the opportunity to be successful.
I want to thank Congressman James for introducing this CRA to shed light on how harmful the National Labor Standards Board rule is to small businesses, especially the franchise model.
This new rule will have grave consequences on small businesses and the franchise model. Have we not learned from our history? Under the Obama administration the joint employer rule was expanded and the data shows us that franchises lost 33.3 billion each year, 376,000 jobs were lost and lawsuits increased by 93%.
We have already seen this Administration’s spending habits wreak havoc on Americans in the form of inflation. We can not allow the Biden administration to move forward with this rule that will have devastating effects on our economy. We should learn from the mistake the Obama administration made and reject this new joint employer rule.
Madam Speaker I urge my friends on both sides of the aisle to support HJ Res 98
I yield back
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