Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I thank her for her good work. Madam Speaker, the people, the American people deserve a government that puts people over politics and protects hardworking families, not billionaires and special interests. That is why, throughout the 117th Congress, the House Education and Labor Committee has advanced legislation that meets the needs of students, families, workers, and our economy. Over the last 2 years, Congressional Democrats and the Biden-Harris administration have made historic progress to rescue the American economy, create good-paying jobs, get students back on track, fight child hunger, and boost access to healthcare. Just in the Education and Labor Committee, there was a lot that was done. We helped create over 10 million jobs in our economy since January 2021: the most jobs in history for 20 months. We recovered all of the jobs lost during the pandemic. We reduced unemployment to historically low levels. We saved the pensions of over 1 million workers, and protected thousands of businesses by saving the multiemployer pension fund. We delivered the largest one-time Federal investment to K-12 education in the United States history. And we delivered that money and distributed it according to the Title I formula where poverty is the main factor, meaning that the districts that need it the most got the most. Those that are traditionally overlooked got more money than they have ever gotten before.…”