Frederica Wilson

We heard how the Protecting the Right to Organize Act can safeguard the fundamental human rights to organize a union.

Some of the stories I have heard and witnessed are deplorable.

As our witnesses have made clear, Congress must enact the PRO Act to deter violations of workers' rights and reverse decades of wage stagnation and income inequality.

the right to join a union is an internationally recognized human right and protected by Federal labor laws, but in the United States it is frequently violated in practice.

We heard from Mr. Trumka how the PRO Act can prevent abuse of workers' rights through penalties and holding coercive captive audience meetings, making people sit and not move.

This legislation is all about restoring workers' rights to organize and improving the quality of life for workers and their families in communities across America.

Another thing Jeb Bush did was he took away all requirements for absentee ballots, so an absentee ballot is just like a piece of toilet paper.

We have never had an election in Miami-Dade County that our office did not get a call about someone suppressing the vote of the precincts that are in majority Haitian districts.

We wear red today and every Wednesday to protest sexual abuse against kidnapped girls in Nigeria by the terrorist group Boko Haram, who is affiliated with ISIS.

You claim to respect the rule of law. But as the Miami Herald has reported in detailed accounts, while a U.S. Attorney in my home State of Florida, you made questionable decisions during the prosecution of sex trafficker Jerry Epstein.

if you could so heartlessly cast aside your duty to protect the vulnerable in favor of a wealthy sex offender, I am extremely concerned that we can expect a similar pattern of indifference in your role as labor secretary.

This makes it difficult for me to seriously believe that as Labor Secretary, you are putting our workers and the vulnerable first.

My question to you is about the unsavory way in which this case led the Southern District of Florida to find that you specifically violated the law.

It will disappear, Madam Chair, it will disappear, just like parts of Miami Beach.

You were just part of the team, you have argued, but your actions suggest that you experienced some confusion about exactly which team you were on.

You did not want them to know.

The legacy of Brown v. Board of Education should be to empower parents with the ability to choose the right school for their child.

Thanks to the relentless courage of Linda Brown, her parents, and civil rights leaders, the abhorrent segregationist policy of 'separate but equal' was recognized for what it was, inherently unequal.

One of the chief factors in the movement toward resegregation is the increased use of private school vouchers.

Unfortunately, many parents failed to understand that attending public schools with diverse enrollment greatly broadens the horizons of all students irrespective of race.

The landmark Brown v. Board decision led to gains for African American students in the academic achievement gap by more than half in two decades of public school integration.

The importance of today's hearing cannot be overstated.

As a former educator and lifelong learner, I believe in my whole heart that an excellent education is the key to lifelong success.

Improving safety on our roadways is a top priority for my constituents and me.

That is why I introduced the Stop Underrides Act with our Transportation Committee colleague Mark DeSaulnier, and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Marco Rubio, to require all large truck trailers to have front, side, and rear underride…