The fourth freedom would be the freedom from hunger. And the fifth freedom would be the freedom to be safe from harm.

I believe it comes down to at least five basic freedoms that every child should have a right to enjoy, and we should invest in those freedoms, not just talk about them like their platitudes.

The freedom to be healthy, the freedom to learn, the freedom to have economic security, which means giving children the opportunity--their families, the opportunity to save at a very young age for their future.

Well, thank you. We are all trying to do more to invest in programs that would support doulas and midwives.

I will continue with the reading of the letter from the Birmingham jail. You may well ask: ``Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?'' You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed…

I believe that in order to nurture a future generation of Black and Brown health care workers, or in order to close gaps between outcomes for white and Black mothers, we have to start in childhood.

with a new policy that addresses minimum staffing, we also should provide the support that folks need to have that staff in place.

thank you, Senator Casey, for significantly boosting the visibility of direct care professionals

Thank you for the question, Senator Casey.

with a new policy that addresses minimum staffing, we also should provide the support that folks need to have that staff in place.

Thank you for the question, Senator Casey.

significant staffing shortages [at state survey agencies] and inadequate oversight put nursing home residents at risk.

significant staffing shortages [at state survey agencies] and inadequate oversight put nursing home residents at risk.

thank you, Senator Casey, for significantly boosting the visibility of direct care professionals

Thank you for the question, Senator Casey.

thank you, Senator Casey, for significantly boosting the visibility of direct care professionals

significant staffing shortages [at state survey agencies] and inadequate oversight put nursing home residents at risk.

I believe that at being able to start as a CNA has helped me tremendously.

The Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act is a historic piece of legislation designed to systematically improve direct care job quality.

Social security is the most successful anti-poverty program to date.

I will never support cuts to Social Security. I think that is a fairly widespread view.

So, you can, as a politician, gripe about customer service but don't support the funding for Social Security.

Social security also serves people with disabilities.

I will never support cuts to Social Security. I think that is a fairly widespread view.

KEEPING OUR PROMISE TO OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: THE STATUS OF SOCIAL SECURITY TODAY