"one idea to address that is this idea of postal banking because we have so many post offices in every part of the country."
"you want to earn at your fullest potential."
"people want to work, and I thought that quote was really important. And I think people with disabilities desperately want to work."
"Well, they used to be able to provide banking and did it for a very long time, decades and decades."
"the last issue, if Madam Chairman does not mind me raising it, is this issue of access to banking."
"the rate for persons with a disability of unemployment is 9.2 percent for 2017. That is double the national rate."
"Today's bipartisan hearing is an important baby step forward on this issue."
"The FAMILY Act would allow for working individuals to take paid time off, and would not discriminate based on gender or the nature of their job."
"This is a common-sense bill that builds on the most successful and popular program we have in this country--Social Security."
"Using your retirement security to fund paid time off from work when you have a child is not paid family leave at all--it's robbing from your retirement to be able to care for loved ones now."
"As Congress continues discussions and drafts legislation to provide for paid leave, we would recommend that it leverage the private insurance industry as you move forward."