I have been working on a bill with Representative Bishop to introduce the House companion to Senator Gillibrand's bill to allow you to refinance at a lower rate.
I have about 75,000 higher education students in my district, a very large number.
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 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, ...
It is smart to pay people more. You can retain them; there is less cost in trying to train employees.
when we don't pay people more, when the minimum wage is as low as it is, we wind up subsidizing as taxpayers
this is a real issue to people in my district growing every single week that we don't take action.
We need to get people into the apprenticeship programs.
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.