In one of the richest countries in the world, no one working full-time should be living in poverty.

It is abundantly clear that there are two agendas present today. The republican's agenda will weaken worker protections and let low road employers off the hook for breaking the law.

The Trump Department of Labor pushed to allow low road employers to steal tipped workers hard earned pay.

The current sub-minimum wage with tipped employees perpetuates low pay, enables, inexcusable levels of wage theft, and it leads to higher poverty rates.

In one of the richest countries in the world no one working full-time should be living in poverty.

The Trump administration's attempt to gut protections for tipped workers have only worsened these issues by allowing employers to steal almost 6 billion dollars of worker's hard-earned tips for themselves each year.

Tipped workers are unfortunately paid less per hour than non-tipped workers, and they have less access to benefits.

Any programs that would support financing... would be beneficial.

The $30 billion SNAP cut alongside the provisions you highlight today does a disservice to families in farm country.

I introduced the Capital for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2024 (H.R. 8598) with Representative Strickland.

Supporting Kamala Harris is a straightforward choice!

It is my wish that today's hearing will provide us with an opportunity for bipartisan collaboration on policy solutions that safeguard the civil rights and dignity of all individuals.

Everyone deserves a workplace free from discrimination, even on college campuses, university campuses.

Despite demanding and sometimes challenging jobs, women can do it all.

I hope I make you proud, North Carolina.

I'm fighting for Wisconsin people every single day.

The digital divide and broadband equity are important to me because the constituents that I represent disproportionately shoulder the effects of this divide.

The pandemic showed our communities how crucial dependable internet access is for education, for medicine, and for finding employment.

More than one million Carolinians are, in the words of our governor, 'On the wrong side of the digital divide.'

I want to put that out there.

I am excited to introduce, with partners in the House and Senate, the ENABLE Opportunity Act of 2023.

the IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act introduced by Representative Alma Adams in the 116th Congress

I am a proud graduate twice of an 1890, North Carolina A&T State University.

I am HBCU strong, and want to continue to make sure that our schools not only survive, but that they thrive.