This is a multi-billion-dollar problem. Each year, dishonest employers steal at least $15 billion from workers' paychecks in minimum wage violations alone.
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Too often, dishonest employers cheat their employees out of the wages that they are legally entitled to receive.
Therefore, I'm committed to working with my colleagues to pass the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022 to ensure workers receive the wages that they earn.
Ms. Kotagal's refusal to continue these common-sense measures speaks volumes of her lack of commitment to due process and transparency.
I am concerned Ms. Kotagal lacks impartiality to interpret the law.
I oppose Ms. Kotagal's nomination and urge my colleagues to do the same.
The EEOC must be accountable and responsive to the public.
Let's just keep fighting, let's keep pushing, and let's keep representing the people that elect us every 2 years.
The Voting Rights Act has transformed American politics and we are on a good trajectory.
Democrats are continuing to fight to get the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed and the For the People Act passed.
We want to minimize opportunities for misinformation, and we want to minimize opportunities to overturn an election.