In Olmstead, the court held that the unnecessary institutionalization of individuals with disabilities constitutes discrimination.
Simply stated, this means a setting which enables individuals with disabilities to interact with nondisabled persons to the fullest extent p...
The Olmstead decision was a critical step forward for our Nation, articulating one of the most fundamental rights for all Americans with dis...
I think the most frustrating thing in my job here has been how long it's taken to do that.
In the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, we described the isolation and segregation of individuals with disabilities as a serious and...
We've got to do away with that. We've got to break that whole system down.
Every time I bring it up--I say, 'Look, if Medicaid money is going out there and a person can get that Medicaid support if they go in the nu...
I don't believe it would. Quite the contrary. And we have been working hard to demonstrate that this is not only humane treatment and ensuri...
Thank you very much, Mr. Perez.
When these companies play games with workers' rights, everyone loses: the workers, the taxpayers, and responsible businesses that play by th...
Millions of Americans are now living paycheck to paycheck.
We are here today to talk about worker misclassification, an issue of critical importance to millions of working men and women across our co...
Misclassified workers simply do not receive the same protections under our laws.
Misclassification is also costing the Federal and State governments billions of dollars in unpaid revenues.
opening statement
I convened this bipartisan hearing today, with Senator Enzi, to examine the impacts of the Gulf oil spill on the public's health and how the...
I urge Congress to pass the Qualified Partition proposal this year.
Thank you very much, Senator Casey.
