"Thanks to Chairman Harkin's leadership on this issue, I am very hopeful that we'll see the full Senate vote to increase the minimum wage soon."
"Nearly 90 percent of workers who would benefit from increasing the minimum wage are at least 20 years old, and 55 percent work full-time."
"what we do at the Federal level in investing in a need-based grant that's portable is beautiful and works."
"I look forward to working with our distinguished Ranking Member, Senator Alexander, and my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure that our higher education system remains affordable, accessib..."
"With my colleagues, Chairman Tom Harkin, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, I will be introducing the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act of ..."
"This Act would also prohibit employers from using misclassification to avoid paying their fair share of taxes."
"Millions of Americans are eagerly awaiting its benefits: health insurance that doesn't cost more because you're a woman, or that excludes treatment for a preexisting condition."
"No one is going to be left behind. No one is going to go without insurance."
"We voted 32 times, many of my colleagues on the Republican side--32 times to repeal or defund the law."
"It was heartbreaking to see the pain on his face, and it got me very angry with the people who insist that Obamacare is a train wreck, when the real train wreck is what people are experiencing every d..."
"I want it fixed so the Affordable Care Act will succeed, not be torn down."