The truth is that the Trump administration failed to provide adequate guidance and resources to states on how to administer these emergency unemployment benefits.
Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.
We need a Labor Secretary who will strongly enforce the child labor laws that are on the books.
We need a Labor Secretary who will work each and every day to make it easier, not harder, for workers to exercise their Constitutional right to join unions.
We need a Labor Secretary who understands that we must raise the minimum wage to a living wage.
We need a Labor Secretary who understands that employees in America who are working 50 or 60 hours a week should not continue to be cheated out of the overtime pay that they have earned.
It is unacceptable that women in this country are earning just $0.84 on the dollar compared to men.
Through no fault of their own, Republicans and Democrats came together and passed the CARES Act by a vote of 96 to 0.
The truth is that the Trump administration failed to provide adequate guidance and resources to states on how to administer these emergency unemployment benefits.
We need a Labor Secretary who will strongly enforce the child labor laws that are on the books.
It is unacceptable that women in this country are earning just $0.84 on the dollar compared to men.
We need a Labor Secretary who understands that we must raise the minimum wage to a living wage.





