I am a proud original cosponsor of the bipartisan VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) deposits fix legislation, which would help to sustain the Fund.

I hope we can use that to train, recruit, retain addiction specialists to serve in rural areas.

Today in America, over half of our people are living paycheck to paycheck, and millions are trying to get by on 8, 9, 10 bucks an hour, which, in my view, is a starvation wage.

If a working mother has a baby today, she has got to go back to work in a week from now. Really? Is that what a civilized society is about?

I reiterate the need for Congress to begin bipartisan and bicameral discussions with the White House to establish top lines for fiscal year 2022 so we can get on with our work in the committee.

A Federal budget speaks to who we are as a Nation and where we want to be in the future.

The budget that President Biden has submitted to Congress constitutes a significant, significant step forward for the working families in this country.

In the richest country in the history of the world, the working families of this country continue to struggle economically with millions of our people continuing to live in desperation.

This budget begins to move us forward in terms of providing progressive tax legislation that finally asks the wealthy and large corporations to begin paying their fair share of taxes.

My last question is while some of my colleagues may not appreciate it, the scientists are pretty clear that climate change is an existential threat to this planet.

it is time to go bold and big for the American people

We will absolutely work with you.

If we are serious about calling ourselves democracy, we need to end voter suppression and make it easier for people to vote.

What does the President's budget do in terms of improving life in those communities?

In terms of health care, we remain the only major country on Earth not to guarantee health care to all people, and yet we pay the highest prices in the world for health care.

The very good news is I believe we are making significant progress in fighting our way out of both of those disasters.

In America, we should not have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any major country on Earth.

How absurd it is that we still, many of us, continue to live in the 1950s here dad went to work and mom stayed home with the kids.