"I encourage my colleagues to vote for it, as I will."
"I specifically commend your Department's work to fight wage theft when employers fail to compensate workers for the wages they have earned."
"It is, therefore, our duty to invest in every American child so that they may have the opportunity to reach their potential, achieve their dreams, and become the leaders of the next generation."
"Childcare is essential and it is in crisis."
"The Department is committed to combating illegal child labor because we cannot build our economy on the backs of children."
"Last year, House Republicans proposed a destructive cut of $4.7 billion to the Department of Labor."
"We need to take a very hard look and investigate the price gouging that is being done by corporations."
"I am here to defend it unapologetically as the foundation of the American Dream."
"chronic absenteeism from school is a profound crisis for our kids."
"This budget is about making responsible choices together to invest in that foundation for American opportunity and raise the bar for our Nation's future."
"This subcommittee has made behavioral health, I might add, a major priority, including the doubling for SAMHSA over the last 8 years from $3,800,000,000 to roughly $7,600,000,000."