"I appreciate that clarification."
"Again, I want to thank the witnesses. This has been a very, I think, healthy, somewhat adversarial or--at times, but that is the way our system is set up."
"I think there has been some good information that we have elicited from today's hearing, and I am sure there will be more follow up with the agency."
"I also think it is important that we recognize, you know, that chart over there, as well, which is that there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who I think are prepared to contribute to this coun..."
"Last year I urged the administration to offer a clear and compelling reason why this regulation was necessary, especially at a time when so many Americans are struggling to get by."
"We are here to discuss a final rule issued by the Department of Labor to ensure that our nation's 2 million professional hard-working home healthcare workers get paid the minimum wage and overtime com..."
"It is clear that people performing these often backbreaking tasks, day in and day out, deserve a fair week's wages."
"Some opponents of the rule claim that paying these hard-working home care workers will lead to higher rates of institutional care."
"last spring the house Republican budget proposed to block-grant Medicaid and cut it by one-third."
"the Ryan Budget that was passed last spring poses a far greater threat to the future viability of your industry."
"Louis Brandeis once observed in our federal system. States can act as laboratories for democracy."
"Where does that leave us in terms of trying to address these shortages?"