"Senator Casey and I actually introduced the Child Labor Act to help combat child labor and strengthen the law."
"The number of children and youth found employed in violation of Federal law has risen 88 percent since 2019."
"if we are serious about protecting our families here, then we need robust defense and non-defense spending."
"I strongly support the administration's efforts to tackle this problem head on, including the executive order that President Biden signed in March to better prioritize investments in women's health ac..."
"I think I speak on behalf of many of us that we really want to see what we can do to help make sure NIH is really focusing on it."
"We absolutely can do more. The new initiative now gives us an opportunity to address current challenges that are really important to women."
"We must continue working together to actually address the problems that we are facing and make sure DHS has the basic resources that it needs."
"I hope that we can all agree the Department of Homeland Security does essential work that should not be undermined or short-changed by partisan infighting."
"We have got to make sure that we do the utmost to make sure people are being treated humanely."
"Our security depends on our ability to do all of that while effectively stopping threats, like drug smugglers, and fentanyl, sex, and labor traffickers."
"I am very frustrated by recent reports on the overuse of isolation from the general population at ICE facilities."
"I would really like you to commit to an independent investigation conducted by an entity outside of the Department to inspect the conditions and practices at that ICE facility in Tacoma."