Pramila Jayapal

We are talking about dramatic transformations with the way the economy works and making the economy work for regular working people, instead of the wealthiest.

We got 99 percent of Democrats on board with this agenda. A very progressive agenda that is the president's agenda.

To cut carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2030, to take on the negotiation of prescription drug pricing, as you know, a very tough thing to even get your toe in the door for, bring down the cost of insulin, and make the wealthiest…

President Biden deserves enormous credit for coming in with an agenda that was transformative, that was expansive, that was popular and populist and addressed the needs of working people across the country.

It was particularly galling to see Republicans vote against capping the cost of insulin. That was just cruel in my view to all the people out there who were suffering with this high cost of insulin and price gouging.

Not a single Republican wants to cut health care costs for Americans or energy costs for Americans, or climate change, this was passed on the Democratic only vote.

This is a massive step forward. It is a massive step forward in a couple of ways. First, it is really the biggest investment we’ve ever had and reducing carbon emissions, 40 percent by 2030.

I look forward to advancing Representative Jayapal's Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, to provide domestic workers with fair and decent working conditions.

Care work is the foundation of our economy. It is the work that makes all other work possible.

What about the quality of care? Would it help increase the quality of care, and if so, how?

How will this bill increase the supply of childcare workers and home health aides, and I might just point out that there's about 120,000 people on the Medicaid waiting list right now.

My Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, which enjoys the support of President Biden, Vice President Harris and Labor Secretary Walsh, would ensure that domestic workers are afforded safe workplaces, paid sick leave, fair hours and will…

I actually think there are a number of people. I remember the late, great, wonderful colleagues of ours John Lewis when I introduced the bill, telling me about his mother, who was a domestic worker as well.

Why would we not want to ensure that we take care of the people who are taking care of us?

It is critical that bad actors in industries, all industries, face consequences.

Congress can and should act to address these issues.

The unregulated application of this technology to our most sensitive information, our faces, is precisely why I introduced the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act.

Let me just say that the inaction of the Senate because of the Jim Crow filibuster has left this giant vacuum...

I think it`s incumbent on them to actually turn around and vote for an exception to the filibuster to codify this now.

The system is broken. And what`s happening in the vacuum of the Senate not acting on everything from voting rights, to abortion rights, to gay marriage, you name it, gun reform, is the Supreme Court, a radical extremist…

I hope that we see not only Vice President Harris. I hope we see the president coming out and saying that he supports carving out an exception to the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade, if we get two more Democrats, pro-choice Democrats…

We just cannot stop talking enough about these radical, extremist Republicans and what they`re doing across the country digging in to try to find every way that they can criminalize pregnant people across the country.

Immigrants have defended the United States in every major conflict since the Revolutionary War, yet anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand immigrant veterans are estimated to have been deported.

The last part of the U.S. response was necessary because of holes in our existing supports.

The difference here is that Democrats want to help regular, working people, folks who are struggling across the country just to make ends meet.