Mark DeSaulnier

Unfortunately, there has been a very aggressive attempt... by some health plans to just blanketly deny medical claims.

Cuts to EBSA undermine the bipartisan progress we have made in recent years through the No Surprises Act, the SECURE Act, the SECURE 2.0 Act, and so many other important laws.

I do not agree with that, Mr. Chairman. As a former small business person, I believe in efficiency.

The bad actors are driving the market to the bottom, like the mortgage industry.

Certainly, this is a good hearing, and I think it has exposed some of the challenges, and as someone who does not believe throwing money without accountability, particularly on things that risk Americans' lives, and their families'…

George W. Bush signed a landmark Parity Act, and since then as many as three-and-a-half individual people applying for behavioral health under their health plan, which they have paid for and is required to be equally distributed under the…

After all it was the labor movement that built the middle class in the United States by giving employees a voice on the job.

Congress needs to step in and stop that from happening, both for the employees' benefit, but also for high road employers.

That is why we need to pass the Protecting Right to Organize Act, the PRO Act.

I learned clearly in those 30 years that there was an absolute obligation for your success and your return on investment and your profitability to make sure that your employees were well treated.

These actions aim to prevent employers... from infringing on workers' rights without repercussions.

The surge in support for unions among American people is undeniable.

Those employees worked with their employers for their success, and for the consumers' and investors' success.

An Economic Policy Institute calculated that in 2023 there was only one full-time NLRB employee for every 90,672 workers under the Board's jurisdiction.

I think the way we should work in a civilized democracy or republic.

Chair McFerran deserves credit for her leadership and thoughtful approach on balance.

Throughout American history, labor unions have served as engines of economic growth and positive change for the working class.

I am tempted to quote Ronald Reagan, 'there you go again.'

I believe that average people can govern, but they are at a disadvantage.

Only a fool would stop an American worker from trying to organize.

The funding for our campaigns, Presidential campaigns since Citizens United, is disproportionately toward people who have accumulated lots of capital and use it for their own ends.

Louis Brandeis once said that we can have concentration of great wealth in the hands of very few Americans, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both.

It is pretty clear that when workers have a voice, whether they be unionized or not...

antisemitism is unacceptable. All students deserve to be free from hate and be safe to learn and thrive.

I firmly support and have been leading for many years.