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Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and ensuring equal pay for equal work.

I vote far-left. I am frequently angered by corporate greed and think education ought to be free and teachers paid well.

White House operatives went to great lengths to show Obama shifting focus from wars abroad to domestic issues at home.

Instead of raising the minimum wage, let's lower taxes for the working poor.

At a time when families are incredibly squeezed, it's essential that we provide a living wage for people who work hard and that women realize equal pay for the work they're doing.

I believe the benefits of tax reform should flow to those who most need them most - hard-pressed working families struggling to reach or stay in the middle class.

We need to close the tax loopholes that have awarded companies moving out of the country and overseas; we need a government that will keep our country safe from terrorists at home and abroad... and a government that is responsive to the needs of the people.

For people to escape poverty for good, we need better policies that support work, strengthen families, and move America forward.

I believe America thrives when the middle class thrives.

When I travel around the country and talk about the need to raise the minimum wage or expand access to paid leave, I often talk about the need for us to reject false choices.

We've got to keep our eye on what's happening with Russia and North Korea. We cannot lose sight of domestic policy, either. Healthcare. Immigration. Climate change.

I want to make sure that we have a tax code that makes sure that everyone benefits, including those in poverty and those middle-income wage earners and those that have already lived the American dream as well as making sure that everyone can receive the benefits of a robust economy and not just the select few.

Higher wages for American workers are not just good for American families, they are good for our economy. I will keep fighting for a raise for hard working Americans so our families can afford housing, help their children get a quality education, and secure a good retirement.

Donald Trump has shown no interest in working toward increasing the minimum wage, no interest in doing anything but immigrant baiting, no interest in doing anything but filling the swamp with a band of billionaires who are simply trying to help the wealthy.

Historically, it has required a combination of favorable employment trends and active government intervention to lower the percentage of people in poverty and raise living standards for the working middle class.

I want to help the middle class.

I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage.

The people at the bottom who are working but working at relatively low wages need some help.

We should not chip away at the protections that have built the largest economy and the largest middle class in the world.

No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, people don't want handouts. They want purpose.

You've got to support working families. We should be looking to support those who strive the hardest, and increase the national living wage, to make sure that the lowest paid get the biggest increase in pay.

In terms of emerging economies, we absolutely believe that the prescription is social protection and a minimum wage on which people can live.

The 'Welfare Reform and Work' Bill does nothing to address low wages, or underemployment, and I haven't even got started on how it undermines the provision of affordable housing.

Everyone should have enough to be able to eat and sustain their families. I'm not saying everyone should become extravagantly rich but everyone should have sufficient food and good education.

Chronic insecurity will not be overcome by minimum wage laws, tax credits, means-tested benefits, or workfare.