06/21/2011
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"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 ye..."
"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."
"I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today, and I will turn to Ranking Member Braun for his opening statement."
"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."