"A decade ago, we were less than a quarter of that."
"We ranked dead last in disparity between white children and their non-white peers."
"I have about 75,000 higher education students in my district, a very large number."
"I want less people to be on Food Stamps, and most importantly, the people I meet who are working 50 hours and still relying on Food Stamps, they want to be off Food Stamps but they can't because they ..."
"We need to get people into the apprenticeship programs."
"this is a real issue to people in my district growing every single week that we don't take action."
"when we don't pay people more, when the minimum wage is as low as it is, we wind up subsidizing as taxpayers"
"It is smart to pay people more. You can retain them; there is less cost in trying to train employees."
"I come from a state where we have a Quality Star Program as well."
"You know, my perspective, I guess, as an employer--let me just take the broader on this."
"I come from a fairly, I think, unique perspective, is that I am a small-business owner of a specialty printing firm who is a union shop."