"This cannot be a process where workers are an afterthought, where we just leave it up to the--you know, the decisions made in corporate board rooms."
"this egregious decision that I reference is one of the reasons why I introduced the Union Autoworkers Job Protection Act."
"we've got to have far more transparency, and there really has to be--this has to be taken into account."
"The federal government, as we know, has a trust responsibility to ensure uninterrupted health access for Tribal Communities."
"This unequal treatment means that access to healthcare is often at risk in the event of a government shutdown."
"I have been advocating for parity between IHS and other federal health programs."
"we have a moral obligation to help our veterans, we have a moral obligation to help seniors who have contributed to the Medicare program, we have a moral obligation to our children to make sure that t..."
"the fact that we are in now a position to see this action taken I think is in many ways a testament to his long work in this subject."
"the problem that we have though is that in many of the communities like my hometown, water is really expensive."
"I was happy that we were able to work together to form the Low Income Housing Household Water Assistance Program, secured a billion dollars for that effort."
"I do appreciate the focus of this proposal on infrastructure, on strengthening the middle class, on supporting law enforcement in particular."
"I was disappointed that the budget request calls for funding the Flint Registry at a lower level than was passed."