"I think that is our job in Congress and would agree with my colleague, Ms. Omar, who just talked about our responsibility to workers."
"I don't think that 7 days of paid sick leave is at all generous."
"Sometimes lost in this era of hyper partisanship is the good work that Democrats and Republicans do in this Foreign Affairs Committee every day."
"In a country that touts the importance of family values, I am consistently amazed at how unfamily friendly our laws are."
"I reject the notion that most employees who avail themselves of FMLA are acting in bad faith."
"I feel as though in a country where we say that we value family values so much, that we often miss the boat when it comes to policies and accommodations and efforts that need to be made to truly promo..."
"We have to make sure that our workplaces are safer and that workplace accommodations for pregnant women and new moms are made."
"I am proud to speak in support of H.R. 4864, the Global Child Thrive Act of 2019."
"I want to thank my colleagues, Representatives Joaquin Castro and Brian Fitzpatrick, for leading on this important legislation."
"I have deep concern that our Nation's educators are on the front lines of helping children who are being harmed physically and emotionally by immigration enforcement."
"Mr. Pallasch, let us wrap up this issue of money being misapplied."
"I, frankly, think that contrary to some of the statements on the other side of the aisle that everybody in this room agrees with that."