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Right. If everybody has a certain amount of time on air, they can spend it putting down their opponent, or they can spend that time letting their constituents know who they are. If they want to be negative, they can do it the way they want…
Well, if we eliminate special interest money, if we have the Declaration for Democracy and have a constitutional change, the United States Constitution regarding this Citizens United action of the Supreme Court, I think we can help turn…
In that action by the Supreme Court, big business was given a louder voice than the individual in this country. If we want to protect our democracy, that's what we have to bring an end to, all that money coming into the political system…
Thank you. I believe that it's evermore important that we do something about the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, which overturns nearly 100 years of campaign finance laws in this country which limit corporation…
I'd like to thank the chairman of the Progressive Caucus for bringing this together today to talk about what's so important to the people of the United States of America, our country, and in turn the world. I want to say a few things about…
Hank, the entire time I've been in the Congress--I mean, I've been here for 20 years now, and we've had a Republican majority and we've had a Democrat majority. But when the Republicans have been in the majority, they use as part of their…
Yesterday Americans filed their tax returns, sending the Federal Treasury funds for the government to perform vital functions. Unfortunately, much of that money, way too much of that money, continues to be wasted on a policy that has…
I thank the Congresswoman from Connecticut for this Special Order and for those kind words. Thank you very much. So let me see, do I have this right? Am I getting it? My colleagues on the other side of the aisle think it's just fine for…
I think it is important that WIA has replaced willingness with expectations--actual expectations and the support systems that will be available using federal funds and measured by outcomes and outputs.
The situation in Afghanistan is as bleak as I can remember at any point in the last 10\1/2\ years that we've been at war. In recent months, we've seen the burning of the Koran by American troops, a video of soldiers urinating on bodies of…
The Budget for All rearranges our national security spending priorities in a way that keeps America safe instead of keeping America bogged down in expensive, immoral wars. By bringing our troops home from Afghanistan, we save over $1…
I am an advocate of wrap-around services and I think it is so important that we provide that support to schools and families and districts.
Otherwise, we are not going to be honoring the lives or the deaths of the 29 workers who spilled their blood in Upper Big Branch.
So the Mine Act classifies a willful violation of a mandatory safety standard as a misdemeanor, even when miners are injured or killed.
Certainly, as we examine the lessons learned from the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, we can never lose sight that there are 29 families who lost their fathers, their brothers, their husbands, and their best friends.
Well, it is clear that today we recognize that the entire system failed the miners at Upper Big Branch.
So Mr. Roberts, it appears that MSHA doesn't have the power they need to stop the bad actors.
We have to put our heads together. We have to ensure that we move into the 21st century, that we enact meaningful reform.
In my District, I have seen firsthand the value of life-saving and life-renewing services offered by community-based nonprofits.
It's inconceivable to me that with all the challenges we have that are facing our Nation, this body is taking up legislation today having to do with a 32-acre parcel of land in Virginia. Is this really the best we can do at a moment when…
The nation's nearly 2 million home care workers, the overwhelming majority of whom are women and minorities, are currently excluded from federal minimum wage and overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
I am certain that by convening this hearing we are not suggesting that workers in your state be stripped of their current protection under Michigan law.
When I came to Congress I couldn't have asked for a better mentor--a public schoolteacher from New Jersey, someone kind and smart to help me be the best member of Congress I could be.
The work done by our nation's more than 1.7 million direct care workers is a daily testament to our values as a compassionate society.
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