Janice Schakowsky: “I rise on behalf of senior citizens who cannot afford to pay for their prescriptions. I rise for the children who go to…”

“I rise on behalf of senior citizens who cannot afford to pay for their prescriptions. I rise for the children who go to overcrowded and broken down schools. I rise for the people who work full time and still cannot afford health insurance or quality child care. I rise for people who cannot afford to send their children to college. I rise for the 80 percent of the homeless who go to work every day and play by the rules and cannot afford a roof over their heads. I rise to oppose Republican budget priorities that will make the very rich even more rich. We have the means to protect our seniors, to support our families, and to educate our children and to bring everyone along. This is the moment in history when we can and should do that.”