"Thank you so much for having this hearing today. It is truly, truly needed."
"I want to thank Representative Pocan for substituting for me."
"Pass a working families agenda that promotes the equal employment opportunity that is linked to increased profitability and ensures all workers have a fair shot at success."
"We cannot turn back. We have made so much progress. Let us vow to protect our present workers."
"I want to thank you for holding this hearing and giving us an opportunity to discuss the Department of Labor's work to ensure more American workers have the protections they need to build a better lif..."
"I must remind my colleagues that the department's purpose as well as our own is singular and clearly defined, the welfare of working people."
"If these people, most of whom are women and women of color and many are immigrant women, if these women were working in nursing homes or public institutions, they would get minimum wage and overtime p..."
"Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank you for holding this hearing and giving us the opportunity to discuss how we can better protect the health and safety of miners."
"I was moved by the story of Steve Day, a miner, featured in the Center for Public Integrity's Pulitzer Prize winning investigation into the black lung benefit system."
"I want to commend you for your 25 years of commitment to representing coal miners and their survivors attempting to obtain black lung benefits."
"One cannot possibly look at the steep rise in the rates of the disease and conclude black lung is not worth MSHA's efforts."