I don't think there is anyone in this room that doesn't understand the scope of this problem...

I think when you look at a retirement system it is too common to start at age 40.

That is what our 401 Kids plan can achieve.

I wanted to talk to you about a bill that I have introduced to confront part of the problem.

Just getting people started at 21 versus 31, captures a vast majority of the number that you quoted.

We know that secure retirement--reliable pensions have been phased out by major corporations over time...

I am honored to rise today on the last couple of days of Black History Month to talk about a program we have had since 2007 in our office. This is a time for us to reflect, in our State, upon the Black Pennsylvanians who have led our…

I want to make sure I am procedurally correct here. I rise to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1599

I rise to talk about an amendment that I filed. We are hoping we will get to the point where both sides will come together and have an agreement on amendments, but I know we have some more work to do. If I had to describe this amendment…

I think most Pennsylvanians are happy that I could vote for a bill in 2022 that allowed Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug costs.

I think most Pennsylvanians are happy that I could vote for a bill in 2022 that allowed Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug costs.

When I talk to people in Pennsylvania, ... the cost of prescription drugs, is like a bag of heavy rocks.

When I talk to people in Pennsylvania, ... the cost of prescription drugs, is like a bag of heavy rocks.

the cost of prescription drugs, is like a bag of heavy rocks.

I think most Pennsylvanians are happy that I could vote for a bill in 2022 that allowed Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug costs.

I rise this morning to share my strong support for the judicial nominee that we are about to vote on, Judge Karoline Mehalchick. Judge Mehalchick has been nominated to serve on the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania. That is one of our…

If we say we are, as a Nation, the United States, the greatest country in the world, then we have to have the best, not second, not third, the best long-term care in the world, and we are not there yet.

We need to address the chronic underfunding and understaffing for the state agencies that conduct nursing home oversight, so they can effectively protect the health and safety of residents.

the typical direct care worker, a Senator Casey said, makes about $15 an hour, works 36 hours a week in assisted living, and works for a for profit company.

If we say we are, as a Nation, the United States, the greatest country in the world, then we have to have the best, not second, not third, the best long-term care in the world, and we are not there yet.

Every American who wants to receive care at home should be able to do so, and the workers providing that care must be paid, in my judgment, a living wage.

the typical direct care worker, a Senator Casey said, makes about $15 an hour, works 36 hours a week in assisted living, and works for a for profit company.

We need to address the chronic underfunding and understaffing for the state agencies that conduct nursing home oversight, so they can effectively protect the health and safety of residents.

Every American who wants to receive care at home should be able to do so, and the workers providing that care must be paid, in my judgment, a living wage.

If we say we are, as a Nation, the United States, the greatest country in the world, then we have to have the best, not second, not third, the best long-term care in the world, and we are not there yet.