Instead, we should be adopting an ecosystem-based fishery management approach, that includes enhancing protections for h...
the ESA provision in the Hastings Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization... has been a source of great contention
But I love these shores like nowhere else in the world and it is my urgent concern that our Nation's fisheries and ocean...
we now have total student loan debt over $1 trillion, which is more than credit card debt.
the economy is improving. My biggest concern--and I know many, of my colleagues share this--is that it is not improving ...
So when colleagues talk about raising the minimum wage or equal pay or giving folks a fair shot...
if we were to line up 774 people around this building, 774 people making minimum wage, which still keeps them below the ...
I am very glad the President has taken a balanced approach with this budget proposal.
Time is running out. And the longer Republicans take to dream up empty debt limit demands, the more economic uncertainty...
the credit is leaving low-income workers without dependent children behind.
Now is the time to move away from governing by crisis and move forward by investing in priorities that help families and...
The budget proposal pays for these investments with the temporary revenue boost that would come during the transition to...
I think we should recognize the arguments behind the minimum wage are really important economic arguments.
Passing comprehensive immigration reform is the right thing to do for our families, for our economy, and for the long-te...
The EITC lifts millions of low-income working families out of poverty each year, but it is currently leaving individuals...
What troubles me most about our misguided austerity policies is that Congress has cut the very programs that help low-an...
I personally believe there are better ways to create jobs, grow the economy, and tackle our long-term fiscal challenges ...
I am very disappointed by the loss of this waiver, and I am extremely concerned about the impact it is going to have on ...
