Alexander Acosta: “I think this puts the American people in a really difficult situation because every year they ask, 'Are we going to get…”

These individuals served their Nation and they deserve not just to be treated with respect, but they deserve to have a job when they arrive here.

So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered apprenticeships. We're creating an alternative for those industries that have found that registered apprenticeship programs don't…

I fully support a provision that says establishments should not be permitted to keep any portion of a tip.

This needs to be solved. And the longer Congress waits to address this, the more expensive it is going to get.