Tim Ryan: “That is correct, the northeastern part, and I'm happy to be joined by my colleague from the northwestern part, Ms.…”

“That is correct, the northeastern part, and I'm happy to be joined by my colleague from the northwestern part, Ms. Kaptur, to talk about these issues. I think, as I sat here and I listened, whether it was California or whether it was Connecticut or whether it's Ohio, I think the number one issue facing the country right now is the income inequality. It is now just starting to percolate up as the number one issue, the greatest inequality in this country since the Great Depression. I know many of us have been talking about this for a long, long time--we've had 30 years of stagnant wages in the United States. There is no way that we're going to be able to continue to be the leader of the free world, or really even have the kind of country that we want, if we have this kind of level of inequality. There are issues that come before the House of Representatives. There are issues that the President is continuing to push that will help rectify this problem that is not getting any attention at all in the House of Representatives, whether it's the American Jobs Act, which would put people back to work, infrastructure, roads, bridges, get that 20 percent unemployment within the construction trades, or 18 or 19 percent, or whatever it may be, and drive it down.…”