John Tierney: “I am moved nearly to tears by the great concern for the labor rank-and-file from my Republican colleagues and from some…”

Ensuring that all Americans get a decent job that pays a fair wage, access to affordable, quality health care, retire with dignity.

There is always a reason. And when you talk about prioritizing, we had amendment after amendment on the Republican side to cut special ed, to provide money for another program.

I just know that we have been making a comparison here today that if we could change the committee's function off of trying to usurp a decision by the board that hasn't been made yet, we could talk about raising the minimum wage, which in…

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge the House to act on responsible legislation that I have introduced that would help tens of millions of college students, graduates, parents, and middle class families all…