Joseph Morelle actually said...

"I am encouraged by our friend and colleague, Representative Larson, who is taking meaningful steps to safeguard access to Social Security."

"Over the past 4 decades there has been a concerted effort to diminish the right of workers to organize and collectively bargain."

"Thank you for your lifetime of efforts on behalf of America's working families."

"Obviously a law failing to meet its stated goal needs to be changed and updated, the purpose of our conversation here."