One of the best ways to improve retirement security for working families is to make it easier for people who change jobs to move their savings to their new employer's 401(k).

I think bills like my Made in America Act that would provide more reasons to bring your PPE home and your generic drugs being made here in America is a necessary component of what I consider resiliency.

I hope the Biden administration will be more aggressive. I hope in your role as Secretary of Homeland Security you will be more aggressive.

If we do, I believe we are going to see democracy and freedom in Cuba.

I am really surprised, and actually disappointed, that you have not been more vocal about what is going on in Cuba.

We have to do everything we can to help them. We have to get the Internet back on. We have to speak about it.

When you need that many carve-outs, you know you've got a lousy law.

The fact that union membership has fallen, and income inequality has risen in many respects has no relationship whatsoever.

Independent contractors such as gig workers will be made employees under the Pro Act, limiting these workers' ability to pick jobs and schedules that work for them and their families.

The Pro Act will force employers to provide unions with work shift information and employees' personal contact information during organizing elections.

The Pro Act will put the burden of proof on employers to prove that they didn't interfere in a union election rather than the party claiming that they did.

The Pro Act will change the very definition of an employer by codifying the 2015 standard expanding joint employer status.

Respectfully, we do not need a one-size-fits-all approach to defining who is an employee and/or and independent contractor.

Violating the rights of workers across America to prop up an outdated system that benefits Washington elites is not the answer.

You want to take your, some--apparently there is a lot of people that want to get married in [inaudible].

In my State of Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, right to work states have the highest percentage of African-Americans in the Nation.

I tell you, this is a fascinating conversation.

In early spring of last year, our country was in the midst of an unprecedented economic boom as the progrowth policies put in place over the previous 4 years fueled robust job creation and helped hard-working Americans hold on to more of…

I'm hesitant for Congress to rush to put a permanent pandemic solution in place when the story is still only half written.

The U.S. unemployment rate hit the lowest level in half a century (3.5 percent), average hourly earnings were on the rise, and the overall poverty rate reached a historic low (10.5 percent).

Thank you for holding this very important hearing for us to do more research on the important ways that we can handle the next pandemic.

In my home State of South Carolina, our thriving tourism and hospitality industries were especially hit hard.

One of the things that Senator Moran was leaning into that I think is very important is the ability to collect premiums before an event.

The fact that we are having a conversation where the insurance industry is willing to lean in at all is a fascinating conversation to be a part of.

Congress, on nearly a unanimous basis, chose the PPP as the appropriate approach to quickly getting cash.