Bob Casey

Well, it is very helpful. I know we are almost out of time.

We do not spend enough time on this issue.

Many Americans will ask, Do I have enough money to save for retirement? Can I retire comfortably?

One of the most important elements of any kind of economic security for the middle class is retirement security.

APhA strongly urges the Committee to include S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act...

I do not think you need to be an expert on the pandemic or PPE to realize how dependent we were on non-market economies like China.

I want to thank you for the work you have done, continuing to work on issues that relate to steel and aluminum overcapacity.

We know that climate change is a threat to human life; it is a challenge we have to confront.

If democracies ignore how goods and commodities are produced, we perpetuate these authoritarian regimes.

I want to thank you for your leadership and the leadership of the CDC and your efforts to ensure that children and adolescents are up to date on vaccinations.

The action from the Biden administration to support waiving intellectual property rights will undermine the innovation we are relying on to bring this pandemic to an end.

The American Rescue Plan was a huge step forward, because there is still much more we need to do to 'build back better,' as President Biden has said.

This hearing we are having today comes at a very critical time, as Congress discusses how to get American workers back on their feet and to pull our economy out of the ditch.

That is why I reintroduced my bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, Senate Bill 880.

Thank you Chairman Casey, Ranking Member Scott, and the rest of the Committee for inviting me today to share this testimony.

I believe Congress should enact the American Jobs Plan to spur economic growth and create millions of good-paying jobs that benefit all Americans.

This is critically important that we strengthen both legal protections for older workers.

I believe it is critical that we make the types of large-scale investments in our Nation's infrastructure and workforce that the President has called for, and I think all of us would agree that inaction, doing nothing, is not an option.

I believe we must pass the President's American Jobs Plan to make investments in our Nation's infrastructure that are long overdue.

Dr. Benton, thank you, and I want to thank you for the work you do at CHOP. It has never been more essential.

I think we did on helping families pay for childcare with the childcare and dependent tax credit expansion.

Acting on climate is an economic imperative, and that our continued reliance on fossil fuels not only harms public health and our environment, but also our economy

We must also prioritize training and skill development opportunities.

I previously introduced the Close the Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act to try to correct some of these taxpayer subsidies to corporate polluters

The United States continues to subsidize the fossil fuel industry to the tune of billions of dollars every year