"In one of the richest countries in the world no one working full-time should be living in poverty."
"Tipped workers are unfortunately paid less per hour than non-tipped workers, and they have less access to benefits."
"The Trump Department of Labor pushed to allow low road employers to steal tipped workers hard earned pay."
"In one of the richest countries in the world, no one working full-time should be living in poverty."
"The current sub-minimum wage with tipped employees perpetuates low pay, enables, inexcusable levels of wage theft, and it leads to higher poverty rates."
"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 themse..."
"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 $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."
"Any programs that would support financing... would be beneficial."
"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."