"It is just extremely important that it is automatic expungement, not something that we have to go through the courts for."
"After years of scandals and billions of dollars in fines, you owe your employees accountability."
"I introduced the Greater Supervision in Banking Act to shine a light on working conditions for employees."
"Based on reports, I believe if your employees had had the opportunity to collectively bargain and improve their working conditions, consumers would not have been exploited."
"Fossil fuel companies have abused the legal system to escape accountability for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis."
"justice delayed is justice denied. We cannot allow Big Oil to continue use the legal system to escape accountability."
"As the Representative of the third-largest Caribbean diaspora in the United States, this hearing really resonates deeply with me."
"Remittances help working-class families stay afloat when they need it the most and have demonstratively reduced poverty in several countries."
"forgiving student loans means for you, for your kids, for the midterms and where this big fight goes next."
"Democrats win when we deliver and when people can feel the transformative impact, the meaningful impact, the day-to-day impact of our policies and our advocacy on their behalf."
"This is transformative. This is an unprecedented step to alleviate the burden that people are feeling, to the tune of a $2 trillion crisis."
"This is impactful. This is a bold step in the right direction. It is transformative, and it will be -- it will be felt."