"I think we have a responsibility as a Federal Government to respond to a national, I think, crisis that we have in families, especially with women and single mothers and single parents in this country."
"It seems to me that we need to have some societal type agreements that put some floors underneath this."
"The Fair Pay Act, introduced by Chairman Harkin and Representative Holmes Norton, would address the devaluation of women's work."
"I want to correct this, though. CBO did not do their own study."
"The fact is we have better and more accurate studies that have been done in the last few years."
"Raising the minimum wage, as proposed by Sen. Harkin, would give 15.4 million women a raise."
"We can't afford it? We're the richest nation in the world. We're the richest nation in the history of the world."
"I joined with 10 of my colleagues to release an investigative report revealing that manufacturers are devoting massive resources to the marketing of e-cigarettes and their marketing strategies are exp..."
"Tobacco use remains the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the United States."
"I've authored legislation that would eliminate this problem by equalizing tax rates across tobacco products."
"I authored provisions in the Affordable Care Act that ensure every American has access to tobacco cessation services without co-pays or deductibles."