Adriano Espaillat actually said...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to the witnesses, Ranking Gentlewoman Velazquez, for this opportunity.

this is the 25th hearing on the National Labor Relations Board since the Republicans took control of Congress in 2011.

I want to thank God we have the $15-an-hour minimum wage coming into New York next year.

many of these fast food franchises keep their workers under the minimum wage, and by doing so, these workers fall under the poverty levels.