Political Quotes

“with deep gratitude, I rise today to honor the AFL-CIO's 70th anniversary. Seventy years ago, the AFL-CIO joined laborers with a bold vision: The dignity of a day's work must be matched by the dignity of a worker's life. Their merger formed a promise: America would be stronger when working people stand together. That promise is personal. Our mother was a proud union organizer. Her union badge, along with our father's, helped our family be more secure with union membership. It opened doors for opportunities we could only dream of as a working-class family: a living wage and the opportunity for more education, health insurance, and retirement benefits. Today, let us honor the bold generations of workers who built our factories, powered our industries, cared for our ill, and advanced our communities. As our Nation faces new challenges, from international outsourcing to corporate consolidation, we recommit ourselves to the fight for living-wage jobs, fair trade, and affordable health insurance, and to passing the pro-worker protections in the PRO Act. I thank the AFL-CIO for 70 years of solidarity, strength, and service to America's working families. Here is to 70 more.”