Enforcement is a core responsibility of the Department of Labor and I will prioritize enforcement regardless of funding levels.

Experience has proved that protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce from injury, impairment, or interruption and promotes the flow of commerce.

I believe it is important to respond to requests of Members of Congress and, if confirmed, I will look into your concerns regarding the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Should it be the policy of the United States to protect the rights of employees to bargain collectively?

I do believe mine safety is of the utmost importance and, if confirmed, will work to enforce the laws under the Department's jurisdiction fully and fairly.

The NLRB should endeavor to maintain stability in labor law.

If confirmed, I will confer with NLRB staff and the other members of the Board on all oversight requests.

It is my understanding that the Board has the authority to adopt rules under the NLRA.

I will continue to vocally oppose cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--we used to call it 'food stamps'--cuts to Meals on Wheels, Congregate Meals; The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program; as well as the…

In 2014, 10.2 million seniors aged 60 and up faced this terrifying insecurity.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks for advocacy not only for seniors in Maine but across the country on this issue and so many others.

Today far too many older Americans do not know where their next meal is coming from, as Senator Collins just outlined.

So the food box, it is not just the quantity of the food; it is the healthy impact of it.

Thank you, Chairman Collins, for holding this hearing and for allowing us to discuss the issue of nutrition among older Americans and food insecurity as well.

I strongly urge you to support senior food box programs, food banks, and other programs that help people like me.

Well, I was noting as well that I am not sure I have ever seen a list this long of health challenges for one individual.

The proposed budget cuts that I outline to those senior programs, senior nutrition programs, paired with the proposals to decimate Medicaid could devastate the health and financial security of entire families.

They should not have to struggle in their golden years for something as basic as the security of knowing they will have enough to eat.

The opposition to a lot of these cuts is bipartisan. The bad news is the impact on one senior could be devastating.

To say that is devastating does not begin to describe it.

These are the hardworking Americans who fought our wars, taught our children, and built the middle class.

Do not just protect but expand our investment in food security and nutrition programs for our Nation's seniors.

What we are facing here in this budget debate... is so extreme that what is a program elimination may not be elimination but will end up being a drastic cut.

I strongly urge you to support the senior food box programs, food banks, and other programs that help people like me.

We must continue to support SNAP, the Senior Farmers' Market, and senior food boxes, and I look forward to this Committee continuing support of seniors and their access to proper nutrition.