Political Quotes

“I just want to, for the record, talk about this legislation and how important it is. I am extremely grateful for the work of Senator Graham over the last 5 years in writing this bill. And I am very grateful to the majority leader for meeting with Senator Ernst and Senator Graham yesterday to make the final decisions on this bill and to close the deal. Senator Schumer is one of the greatest listeners and has the ability to bring legislation to fruition, and that is exactly what he did yesterday. And I am very grateful. This bill represents one of the most significant workplace reforms in American history. It will help us fix a broken system that protects perpetrators and corporations and end the days of silencing survivors. Too often, when survivors of sexual assault or harassment in the workplace come forward, they are told they are legally forbidden to sue their employer because somewhere buried in their employment contract was a forced arbitration clause, often accompanied by a nondisclosure agreement. Instead of being allowed their day in court, these survivors are pushed into a system designed by the same corporation that they are challenging. They are blocked from seeking information that could prove their case, and they are left in the hands of an extrajudicial arbitrator who is typically selected by their employer and is not always a trained lawyer.…”