Mark Takano: “I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 981, the VETT Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.”

The 40-hour workweek was established in law nearly 90 years ago.

America belongs to all of us. Let’s Go For Broke. Go all in for democracy. Go all in for equality. Go all in for freedom.

“Progress is not permanent. Rights do not protect themselves. Democracy does not defend itself.”

Every generation must take up the work of renewing and perfecting the idea of America so that America lives up to its promise.