Brenda Lawrence actually said...

"The issue of paid family leave is something I hear frequently about, ensuring that women and family and parents have the ability to preserve their economic security while continuing their employment i..."

"I count on government for a number of things. And to say that we don't need government to intervene on an issue that is going to be transformational for the quality of life of Americans is something t..."

"We, as the sophisticated, major force of democracy in this world, should not be one of the last to say that every person working and trying to provide for their family, regardless of their income, do ..."

"How dare you say you don't support $15 an hour. Because if you don't, you are stating that poverty in America should be a reality."