"In your testimony you outline some of the reasons why comp time for private employees is problematic."
"The looming problem of income inequality threatens to gut our middle class, create a permanent under class, and dismantle the American dream of building economic wealth and financial stability."
"We can no longer devalue the contributions our daughters, sisters, and wives make to our economy."
"We can no longer pretend that workers who toil 60 or more hours a week and take home $23,660 a year are paid fair wages."
"We can no longer justify depriving these workers of these basic protections while entrusting them to care for our aging parents and disabled family members."
"Labor laws like the FLSA were passed for a reason. That reason was to protect workers."
"It is absurd that we think that these constituents and this scenario constitute fair wages."
"These statistics and stories represent real people. These are our constituents."
"It is unconscionable that women on average make $10,000 less a year than men."
"We are the worst. We are the worst on the workers' compensation in a race to the bottom."
"I hope that we can work together. I know that you have been working on this issue for many years."