Bernie Sanders

If we're going to give them money, and they need money to defend themselves, then they have got to obey international law.

Israel cannot disregard international law. They cannot kill women and children indiscriminately.

If asking nicely worked, we wouldn't be in this position. The only way these necessary changes will happen is if the United States uses the substantial leverage we have with Israel. The blank check approach must end.

The indiscriminate bombing has led to an untenable amount of civilian deaths.

Congress must pass S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023.

The right to form a union and collectively bargain is federally guaranteed, and ensuring its protection is of the utmost importance.

Look, what we are dealing with today, and Senator Lujan made this point and others have made the point, is some people have extraordinary wealth and extraordinary power.

Unions are necessary for a stable economy, our safety, our security, and our democracy.

Which side are you on?

I would like to especially acknowledge Chairman Sanders' role in helping pass this legislation, along with many other Members of this Committee, including Dr. Cassidy who worked to extend the program that saved our jobs and our industry.

When you go to work at UPS as a Teamster, you get the highest wages in the industry, you get a pension, you get real protections on the job, and you get a fully paid health care plan that's better than the one I have as General President…

Teamsters changed the game at UPS, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn't require a single concession.

It's simple. As a country, we can choose to collectively encourage the growth of good union jobs that pay family sustaining wages and allow those good jobs to set the standard for competition within an industry or we can continue to allow…

If that is true, then they don't need the PRO Act to eliminate secret ballot union elections, which could expose workers to retaliation and intimidation.

It is absolutely essential that we pass legislation like the PRO Act, to make it easier for workers to organize.

60 percent of our people are living paycheck to paycheck.

Three people have more wealth than the bottom half of American society, 165 million Americans today.

How do we create an economy that works for all of us, all of our people, and not just the few?

Over $50 trillion in wealth has gone from the bottom 90 percent to the top 1 percent.

We have more income and wealth inequality than any time since the Gilded Age.

The right to form a union and collectively bargain is federally guaranteed, and ensuring its protection is of the utmost importance.

Congress must pass S. 567, the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2023.

Look, what we are dealing with today, and Senator Lujan made this point and others have made the point, is some people have extraordinary wealth and extraordinary power.

Unions are necessary for a stable economy, our safety, our security, and our democracy.

Which side are you on?