GOP Pushes Bogus Workplace Bill From 1996

GOP Makes Bogus Push
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Eric Cantor speaks during the Creativity Conference atn the Corcoran Gallery of Art on April 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Eric Cantor speaks during the Creativity Conference atn the Corcoran Gallery of Art on April 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)

This week, House Republicans are rolling out a plan they hope will boost the party's appeal among working families, by giving private sector workers the option of converting overtime pay to paid time off. Pushing the bill, which is expected to get a vote this week, is House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who made it a key item in his big February speech pitching the GOP to working families. The speech was meant to kick off the GOP's new, softer agenda, but if the party is looking for fresh ideas after their defeat in the 2012 election, this isn't one.

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