“This is not a shirts-and-skins issue. This is not a blue/red issue.”
“You're seeing a shift. The American people are growing weary of this war and what's happening.”
“Let’s be clear, if you’re a single mom, you cannot compete with Wall Street. They will outbid you every time, and so this is about fairness.”
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On the recordJuly 31, 2014
I would also like to say to our distinguished chairman that it would have been helpful in having an analysis of the current statistics and the future prospects at hearings. But we are bringing this bill to the floor. The majority is bringing this bill to the floor without any hearings, without any discussion. This is really not the way to pass important legislation. And, again, we had a bill. We could have had comprehensive immigration reform that passed the Senate in a bipartisan way. I am now pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi).
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York
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