"It is interesting. One of the things a person mentioned is, you know, people who make $174,000 a year trying to tell them they are making too much at $11.50 an hour after 23 years of being in that profession."
"The congressional leadership strategy is simple, although it is not necessarily obvious if you are not paying close attention, shut down the appropriations process, bog down Congress, and stuff an end..."
"All these rules and regulations referenced today have one thing in common, they help hard working middle class Americans by ensuring workers are afforded the dignity under the law that they unquestion..."
"I know everyone says it is a new day here in Congress. Sometimes I feel like it is Groundhog Day."
"I think we have had a very Washington conversation aimed at a very Washington audience."
"I also tend to think that maintaining safe workplaces and protecting workers' voices are worth that cost."
"We want to know that various inputs are heard."
"I have to admit that it stuck in my craw that someone was saying, 'go to this website.'"
"I do not think, like some, this is going to bring financial ruin for the entire population of the planet."
"I hope they are hearing you, and I hope they are hearing us, because my concern is that if these are not addressed..."
"It takes us a long time to make those changes. So most of our standards are really dramatically out of date and workers are paying the price."