Alexander Acosta: “What I am suggesting is that we have a healthcare system that imposes a number of mandates and that is as a Nation…”

I fully support a provision that says establishments should not be permitted to keep any portion of a tip.

This needs to be solved. And the longer Congress waits to address this, the more expensive it is going to get.

So Congressman, I think it's important to recognize, we are not eliminating or doing away with registered apprenticeships. We're creating an alternative for those industries that have found that registered apprenticeship programs don't…

These individuals served their Nation and they deserve not just to be treated with respect, but they deserve to have a job when they arrive here.