Patty Murray

If we all remember, the economy collapsed about 6 years ago, and revenue to States collapsed with that as a result of what happened on Wall Street.

I look forward to working with Chairman Alexander and our committee members over the next several months to reauthorize the Higher Education Act in a bipartisan way.

I hope at the end of the day that we all agree that when workers want to vote to join a union, that the election process should be fair and transparent.

We've heard a lot about this rule permitting a quicker process for elections.

It's an employee right that's at stake.

I do truly hope that Republicans and Democrats can break through the gridlock and work together on policies that help to create jobs and expand economic security and generate broad-based economic growth for workers and families, not just…

Does the rule contain protections for workers' privacy?

It's my understanding that the final rule set an election hearing to begin 8 days after the hearing notice is served.

Instead of attacking workers who want to collectively bargain, I hope that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle reconsider this approach and work with us to protect workers' rights and increase wages and grow our Nation's middle…

I am really concerned the fiscal year 2016 budget request would hamper this cleanup.

The prospect of another 20, or 30, or 40 years passing before the Federal Government completes this critical work at the Hanford site is pretty unacceptable.

I really urge you, Mr. Secretary, to follow the congressional intent as directed in the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and defend DOE's Yucca Mountain license application as an active, engaged participate in those proceedings.

Getting the long overdue Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) over the finish line was an uphill battle.

Even if every single American was insured, we still need public health to make sure that we are addressing the needs of the communities.

For me and for a lot of my colleagues, disease prevention was a key priority when we wrote the Affordable Care Act, and I'm very proud of the fact that health plans now do have to cover recommended vaccines without cost sharing.

The public health infrastructure that we have here is critical for issues like this.

Dr. Schuchat, thank you so much for being here, and I really thank you for all the work you do to protect our families and children across the country.

I'm really proud of the number of organizations in my home State where they're really truly global leaders in promoting vaccination worldwide.

We are concerned, however, that recent and pending decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could jeopardize growth within the lodging sector.

As Mr. Babson said, collective bargaining works, and I think that's the question before the NLRB today.

I used to be on the board of a large restaurant company, Ruby Tuesdays.

If the result of decisions that expand the joint employer standard is to make the franchisees mere managers of their store, that's going to be depriving people like Mr. Moore and Mr. Sims of a great American opportunity.

I've heard some of our colleagues who oppose raising the minimum wage. They argue that low-wage workers should take responsibility for their own earning power.

We've heard a lot of predictions that if, in fact, the NLRB through this process does decide to alter its joint employer standard, it will result in the end of franchising models as we know it.

The NLRB is actually simply carrying out its duties under the law.