Political Quotes

“I want to also join in commending Senators Murray, Schumer, and Hassan. I am proud to be a part of this effort to make sure that children, from early childhood education to lifelong learning, are able to continue and not fall behind. It is critical that we act on this legislation. I rise to speak to another measure that has gone undebated in this body. It underlies the reopening of our economy, including K-12 education and many other activities. In fact, I started working on this legislation with Senator Duckworth when it was only essential workers who were reporting to work every day, but now, as we reopen, it is so required. As our Nation battles an ongoing and deadly pandemic, thousands of American workers have been on the job from the start, keeping our economy running and keeping people safe. They are healthcare workers, food service and grocery store workers, warehouse workers, transportation workers, and all those working on the frontlines every day to confront this pandemic. Today, even as coronavirus cases continue to rise, many States have already reopened businesses and restaurants, calling more and more people back to work to serve their community. More than 125,000 Americans, including tens of thousands of frontline workers, have died, and these numbers are rising every single day. Yet there is no Federal enforceable standard in place to protect American workers from getting infected with or spreading COVID-19.…”