Patty Murray

I think as a country we have to look and see, and realign what we do with child care.

When we leave some people behind it actually holds us all back.

We urge this subcommittee to take necessary action to move the program forward in this year's bill by appropriating the full $400 million requested by the Biden administration.

I have been heartened by successful votes to unionize across the country, even despite corporations union busting and launching expensive disinformation campaigns.

I really hugely appreciate the President's strong investment in DOL's proposed budget for the Wage and Hour Division.

It really is our job to protect those workers and make sure they are properly paid for their work.

I am talking about child care, transportation, those kinds of barriers.

But unfortunately, jobs that pay low wages and lack benefits have been, and actually continue to be, disproportionately filled by women, people of color, people living in poverty, people with disabilities.

Democrats are focused on the economy, Mr. Secretary. We are focused on tackling inflation, lowering costs, and making sure working people get a fair shake and their fair share.

These investments will not just provide accountability to businesses; they will put money directly back in workers' pockets where it belongs.

This should be a reliable lifeline for people so they can get back on their feet.

We have important work ahead to protect workers' rights, to raise wages, to make sure we have decent, safe, fair working conditions.

The child care crisis is holding our economy back.

Under President Biden we have added around 8.7 million jobs.

I have put forward a plan that will lower child care costs.

We need to bring down everyday costs for the basics.

Families are counting on us to get that done.

We actually just hit a 50-year low.

We need to be bold in protecting their rights as well.

It is more than advocacy, it is an obligation.

The Federal Government has a moral and legal obligation to clean up the Hanford site

Fiscal year 2024, is going to be really critical for this site, and I am really disappointed by this year's request.

We need an immigration system that works.

This is a step in the right direction, and I want to make sure we're doing everything we can to fix our broken immigration system

We need to be doing everything we can to reduce barriers to access, especially for people in more rural areas.