"Working hard is not enough if you don't make enough, and on 7.25, you can't survive."
"I would go for the 30. It was fortunate--it was unfortunate, though, that hearing was canceled because we had hard-working folks from many of our service industries in Washington that day, all fightin..."
"The evidence clearly demonstrates the Raise the Wage Act is a reasonable proposal that would lift millions of workers out of poverty."
"Workers should not be forced to work for poverty-level wages, regardless of where they live."
"Shouldn't you have the right to live out your best life, to live the future that you want for yourself and not this by-default position that you are placed in because you are attempting to survive?"
"I think we need to take note of the lost opportunity cost of not increasing a minimum wage here."
"The question is not does it make sense to increase the minimum wage to $15. The question is who in their right mind would disagree?"
"Thank you for holding this important hearing. It is my pleasure to be here as we discuss a critical topic that impacts our nation's veterans and identify ways to improve their access to the federal co..."
"This presents a significant conflict of interest and inflicts harm on veteran-owned small businesses."
"Unfortunately, the President's infrastructure plan unveiled earlier this year would fall woefully short of this goal."
"It cuts more than $168 billion from existing transportation and infrastructure programs, and it allows large companies and foreign investors to toll our roads and bridges."