Robert P. Casey, Jr.: “This investment is about services. It is also about turning poverty jobs into family supporting jobs.”

Before disaster strikes, we must ensure that older Americans and people with disabilities are prepared.

This Bill, the Better Care Better Jobs Bill, is an investment in better jobs for home care workers, better care for seniors and people with disabilities, and better support for family caregivers.

This hearing today is one example of where the Federal Government can respond positively and constructively to the reality that families face in terms of their income instability.

Wages need to be increased so that they are both livable and competitive.