Financial management is very important, I agree, and no one can argue against that. But so is the infrastructure needed to provide basic services.

Workers should have a right to a fair union election.

the Employee Rights Act takes rights away from employees.

the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act undermines fair and democratic union elections.

taken together these bills are not just union busting bills, they are union elimination bills.

the purpose of the National Labor Relations Act was to strengthen unions as an institution in our economy.

We are in the midst of a retirement savings crisis. Tens of millions Americans who work in the private sector lack access to a retirement savings plan at their jobs.

According to AARP, having access to a workplace retirement plan makes workers 15 times more likely to save, so we should be discussing ways to encourage or require employer sponsorship of retirement vehicles, such as automatic IRA…

I look forward to today's discussion on how to ensure that everyone is planning and saving for retirement and can get the investment advice that's in their best interest.

I am concerned that if TrumpCare ever becomes law, just when Americans are at or approaching retirement age, they would be facing skyrocketing premiums and wondering if they will ever be able to retire.

After a decade of negative GDP, the Marianas economy has begun to grow.