Donald Norcross

School infrastructure must be part of any package we consider.

This bill would create a $70 billion grant program and $30 billion tax credit bond program targeted at improving the physical and digital infrastructure at high-poverty schools.

An overwhelming majority of Americans understand the clear line between the consistent, nationwide failure to support public schools and its role in perpetuating inequality in education.

Let's work together. Let's take care of all Americans. Let's give them a chance to have the dignity of the American dream.

It is time to help these people, the ones that vote in your districts, the ones who need it.

Raising the minimum wage to $12 would reduce government spending on entitlement programs by $17 billion.

If the minimum wage kept up with inflation and productivity, it would be $18 an hour.

It has been 11 years since we voted, 10 years since that raise went to the minimum wage.

I am here proud to cosponsor along with the chairman the Raise the Wage Act.

Is this the most cost-effective way of putting up a barrier?

So what are your ranges of cost estimates?

Have you taken into account, outside of the personnel, the cost for construction of a barrier different than the wire and fence that you are presently working on?

Thank you. And certainly for the report which went to each of the offices dated January 2019, so there are some very positive things in there, but there are certainly some challenges, still very new and you pointed that out.

There is no situation that I can think of where a secret ballot election should be removed from any worker in any situation in any union organizing drive, period.

It is outrageous and embarrassing that any worker has to fight for a secret-ballot election.

Thank you, Chairman and Chairman, for holding this hearing, and certainly the ranking members.

I ask Members to really look inside yourself. Is this the best way to treat employees? Is this how we help lift up all of those workers? I think not, and I urge Members to reject this attempt to hurt workers and not protect sovereignty.

I would assume you expect, if you're going to get tax credit, which means taxpayers' money, they have a right to understand what this is being used for.

Show me where that world is. I think we'll all move there.

I think we'd rather have both, quite frankly, but we understand that balance.

I was a single dad. It was tough. I had help from my parents and was able to do it...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, for putting this committee hearing together...

You told me it would not save the pension plan. So let's remind that just extends life support for a very short period of time.

This isn't a red issue, this is not a blue issue, this is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It's an American retirement security issue.

So the cost of inaction here is the issue that we're dealing with.