Ritchie Torres: “She is exactly right. The promise of America is that if you work hard and play by the rules, then you should have access…”

“She is exactly right. The promise of America is that if you work hard and play by the rules, then you should have access to a decent, dignified life. Too many of our essential workers are paid starvation wages. You have people who are doing everything right. They are working their heart out for the country and for their families, and they are struggling to survive because the cost of living in America, especially in cities like New York, is spiraling out of control. So the promise of America is broken as long as we continue to pay our most essential workers poverty wages. It is no longer defensible.”