ms. velazquez: will the gentleman yield? mr. rogers: i yield three minutes to the chairman of the appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman from florida is ecognized. mr. diaz-balart. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. diaz-balart: i want to first thank chairman rogers for his leadership on ensuring that the united states is able to do everything necessary to combat zika and do so immediately. south florida is ground zero in the united states for this disease. so the funding that this bill provides is frankly critically important to florida, especially as we know because mosquitos are most affective in the summer months. -- most active in the summer months. this disease has the ability to infect many and we must stop it. so i believe we need to provide ery dollar needed for zika prevention, treatment and response programs and i would epeat, not one penny less. this bill is the second part of a three-pronged effort to come at this disease. irst we provided for ebola funds. now we're providing ov

ms. velazquez: thank you. ms.ruckner, there has been some concern from traditional brick and mortar businesses about the emergence of the sharing economy business model, and how it affects fairness. while i do not advocate one business model over the other, how do we ensure that actions taken to foster entrepreneurship through new methods do not disadvantage businesses that invest time and money to conform to existing regulations, when classifying their orders? -- their workers? ms. bruckner: i think the first thing you can do is promote understanding of what your tax filing obligations are. because people view unfairness when they think that other people are not paying their fair share. if we take action on outreach and education, on what income you need to pay taxes on and really promote what your tax filing obligations are, then we are creating an opportunity for people to actually pay their fair share and creating transparency, and making sure that folks, be they in the sharing economy or working for a brick a

ms. velazquez of new york. velazquez: development of has been a economy way to sell goods and services. it allows the selling renting trading of everything. the numbers strongly suggest that the sharing economy is here to stay. interest as of september 2015, it was available in 60 countries. it is estimated to fulfill one million rides daily. it may be rooted in existing economic struggles. dislocated workers are seeking new ways to reenter the economy. it all becomes ways for ordinary americans to dissipate in entrepreneurship. rise of these networks has created new opportunities for americans. while many of the workers in the are doing well they must be protected from unscrupulous individuals. atypically employee -- define them as independent contractors nonemployees. no tax withholdings. trying to determine whether certain workers qualifies employees rather than independent contractors. lawsuits over whether companies have been. the challenge is to ensure employees are protected without stifling promising innovations. if the employer controls the say he ise you independent? workers a