Frederica Wilson actually said...

"We can no longer insist that people pull themselves up by their bootstraps when they make the poverty wages."

"We cannot support efforts to strip workers of their overtime no matter what form it takes."

"Please tell me and tell this body why the Fair Labor Standards Act is so important to millions of American workers, what has been its role in the past, and what it will mean for workers going forward."

"In your testimony you outline some of the reasons why comp time for private employees is problematic."