Alma Adams: “I also want to ask about your decision to appoint Naomi Earp as the Deputy Assistant Secretary.”

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.

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

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