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What is said in the sittings, update by update, the latest first. Each update opens the video at the second it was said.

  1. EDT

    “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”

    Worker protection and macroeconomic perspectives plus initial Q&A

    AFL-CIO and American Action Forum witnesses defend strong safety standards or quantified deregulation respectively, debating the economic and social costs of regulation versus deregulation, followed by the Chair’s questioning on how compliance costs, rule reversals, and regulatory certainty affect wages, investment, and use of independent contractors.

    In this chapter

    1. AFL-CIO: defense of worker safety regulation and critique of deregulation
    2. American Action Forum: tax policy and quantified regulatory burden
    3. Chair’s Q&A: impact of compliance costs and need for regulatory certainty

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  2. EDT

    “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”

    Pro-deregulation witnesses: independent work and small business burdens

    Witnesses from Americans for Prosperity and NFIB advocate scaling back and simplifying federal labor and safety rules, arguing that current NLRA/FLSA and OSHA approaches misfit modern independent work and overburden small businesses, and urging codification of Trump-era standards while opposing a federal OSHA heat rule.

    In this chapter

    1. Americans for Prosperity: independent contractor and joint employer reforms
    2. NFIB: small business regulatory burdens and OSHA heat standard

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  3. EDT

    “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”

    Hearing opening, partisan framing, and procedures

    The Chair and Ranking Member set opposing frames on deregulation versus worker protections, then the Chair details procedural rules, submission of statements, and introduces the witness panel, establishing the institutional context and scope of the hearing.

    In this chapter

    1. Subcommittee opening: pro-deregulation agenda
    2. Ranking Member response: worker safety and inequality concerns
    3. Procedural announcements and witness introductions

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  4. EDT

    “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

    Governance follow-up, post-employment rules, and partisan conclusions

    Questions turn to the ERISA Advisory Council, Musk-related oversight files, and post-employment restrictions for DOL officials, followed by closing statements that contrast partisan narratives on the significance of the DOL failures versus broader worker protection priorities.

    In this chapter

    1. Rep. Scott Q&A: ERISA Advisory Council and safeguards after Secretary probe
    2. Closing statements: partisan framing and summary of DOL failures

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  5. EDT

    “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

    Majority Q&A: conflicts of interest and legislative responses

    Majority members question untracked agreements, potential conflicts such as the Ahmad–Yale case, patterns of misuse and missing criteria, and explore legislative options like the proposed Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act to impose guardrails on DOL information sharing with private attorneys.

    In this chapter

    1. Chairman Walberg Q&A: untracked agreements and Yale case conflict
    2. Rep. Grothman Q&A: motives, patterns, and lack of criteria
    3. Rep. Messmer Q&A: proposed Ethical Investigations and Integrity Act
    4. Rep. Fine Q&A: Ahmad example, motives, and potential quid pro quo

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  6. EDT

    “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

    Initial Q&A: scope of misuse and IG independence

    The chair probes cultural problems, specific unauthorized agreements, and implementation of OIG recommendations, while the ranking member focuses on the IG’s political independence and related EBSA health claims data issues.

    In this chapter

    1. Chair’s Q&A: culture change, recommendations, and unauthorized agreement
    2. Ranking Member Q&A: IG independence and EBSA health claims data

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  7. EDT

    “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

    Hearing context and Inspector General’s findings

    Mark Takano Democratic

    The chair and ranking member frame the DOL common interest agreement issue, procedural rules are set, and the Inspector General presents audit findings on improper information sharing, lack of controls, and recommended department-wide safeguards.

    In this chapter

    1. Hearing opening: scope of DOL leak investigation
    2. Ranking Member Takano: defense of DOL tools and GOP agenda critiqueMark Takano
    3. Procedural notices and introduction of Inspector General
    4. Inspector General statement: misuse of common interest agreements

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  8. EDT

    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

    Closing statements: protections vs. legal clarity for locum tenens

    The ranking member reiterates concerns that H.R. 8347 would weaken protections and promote unstable staffing, while the chair emphasizes coexistence of employment models, criticizes restrictive state laws, and endorses H.R. 8347 as a federal clarification to sustain rural healthcare access before adjourning.

    In this chapter

    1. Omar closing: rural needs vs. weakening protections
    2. Chair closing: coexistence of models and support for H.R. 8347

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  9. EDT

    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

    Second Q&A: cost shifting, AB5 impacts, and Rural Healthcare Act

    Members probe how contractor designations shift costs and limit labor rights, the employment effects of AB5, hospitals’ use of outsourcing, and the rationale behind the Rural Healthcare Act, focusing on independent contractor criteria, control tests, rural and tribal access, clinician burnout, and distinctions from typical misclassification cases.

    In this chapter

    1. Scott Q&A (part 1): cost savings and lost rights under contractor status
    2. Scott Q&A (part 2): HR outsourcing and AB5 research
    3. Owens remarks and Q&A (part 1): rationale for Rural Healthcare Act

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  10. EDT

    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

    Initial Q&A: legal uncertainty, flexibility, and gig model concerns

    Tim Walberg Republican

    Members question witnesses on how unclear contractor rules deter locum use, the coexistence of W‑2 and independent arrangements, bid-based gig platforms and investor influence, and how locum tenens support clinician lifestyle flexibility while addressing shortages without displacing permanent staff.

    In this chapter

    1. Walberg Q&A (part 1): legal uncertainty deterring locum useTim Walberg
    2. Walberg Q&A (part 2): overbroad laws and coexistence of models
    3. Omar Q&A: gig bidding, algorithmic pay, and investor influence

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  11. EDT

    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

    Witness testimonies: locum tenens, gig platforms, and classification law

    The four witnesses present data and arguments on clinician shortages, the role of locum tenens in rural access, the importance of independent contractor status for flexibility, and the risks posed by gig nursing platforms and overbroad worker-classification rules such as California’s AB5.

    In this chapter

    1. Wolfson testimony: shortages and locum tenens safe harbor
    2. Begay testimony: CHG data and support for Rural Healthcare Act
    3. Wells testimony: gig nursing platforms and labor risks
    4. Palagashvili testimony: clinician data, aging workforce, and AB5

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  12. EDT

    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

    Opening of hearing and legislative context

    The chair opens the hearing, outlines quorum and recess rules, frames the focus on rural healthcare access and H.R. 8347, and the ranking member responds by warning that expanding contractor status could erode worker protections and care quality before procedural rules and witnesses are formally introduced.

    In this chapter

    1. Chair: opening, quorum and hearing agenda
    2. Ranking Member: worker protections and opposition to H.R. 8347
    3. Procedural rules and witness introductions

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  14. EDT

    "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers"

    Second Q&A round: compliance tools, labor data, leadership

    Members examine collaborative approaches to AI regulation, bias and white‑ versus blue‑collar impacts, practical AI tools for wage and hour compliance, modernization of labor‑market data, and the economic and national‑security stakes of maintaining U.S. AI leadership amid concerns about overregulation.

    In this chapter

    1. Rep. Grothman Q&A: collaborative regulation, job mix, AI bias concerns
    2. Rep. Messmer Q&A: compliance tools, labor data modernization, U.S. leadership

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  15. EDT

    "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers"

    First Q&A round: federal standards, worker rights, China

    Tim Walberg Republican

    Members probe witnesses on federal versus state AI rules, small‑business compliance burdens, worker privacy, data brokers, union rights and enforcement funding, as well as U.S.–China AI competition, data needs for labor statistics, and the broader risk of AI‑driven unemployment and industry lobbying against regulation.

    In this chapter

    1. Chairman Q&A: patchwork regulation, small business, targeted rules
    2. Ranking Member Q&A: worker privacy, data brokers, enforcement capacity
    3. Rep. Fine Q&A: China competition and federal AI strategy

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  16. EDT

    "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers"

    Witness testimony: AI at work and regulatory models

    Employer, worker, and policy witnesses describe current workplace AI uses, benefits for compliance and productivity, risks of surveillance and union busting, and debate federal preemption, reliance on existing labor laws, data gaps, and the need for measured AI regulation and enforcement capacity.

    In this chapter

    1. CHRO Association: AI benefits and federal principles
    2. Employer counsel: AI for wage and hour compliance
    3. Worker advocate: AI surveillance, union busting, legal reforms
    4. Policy researcher: data gaps and measured AI regulation

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  17. EDT

    "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers"

    Opening statements: AI, workers, and agenda

    The Chair and Ranking Member set competing frames on AI’s impact on competitiveness and workers, outline concerns over state patchworks versus weak worker protections, and the Chair establishes procedural rules and introduces the witnesses for testimony on AI in the workplace.

    In this chapter

    1. Chairman opening: AI, competitiveness, patchwork laws
    2. Ranking Member opening: worker risks, unions, enforcement
    3. Procedural rules and introduction of witnesses

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Schedule

  1. Replay
    “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”

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  2. Replay
    “Broken Trust: How the Biden-Harris DOL Leaked Confidential Information”

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  3. Replay
    "On Call for America: Strengthening Access Through Locum Tenens Providers"

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  4. Replay
    "Building a Safer Future: Private-Sector Strategies for Emerging Safety Issues"

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  5. Replay
    "Building an AI-Ready America: Understanding AI’s Economic Impact on Workers and Employers"

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  6. Replay
    "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compensation Programs: Ensuring Integrity, Efficiency, and Access"

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  7. Replay
    “Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration”

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  8. Replay
    "In Their Corner: Creating More Opportunities for American Boxers"

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  9. Replay
    "E-Verify: Ensuring Lawful Employment in America"

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  10. Replay
    "Safe Workplaces, Stronger Partnerships: The Future of OSHA Compliance Assistance"

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  11. Replay
    "Reclaiming OSHA's Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach"

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  12. Replay
    "FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollars"

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