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In a compassionate, democratic society we can have a government that works for all of us, and not just the wealthy few and powerful campaign contributors. That's what I believe. We are in this together. Let us go forward and get this done.

Tell me, why is the GOP, the so-called "party of the working class," so comfortable in voting for tax breaks for the ultra-rich, but when it comes to legislation which addresses the long-neglected needs of the poor and working class of this country, they are nowhere to be found?

After 20 years of war, 2,448 American lives lost and over $1T spent, President Biden made the courageous decision to reject Washington’s failed interventionist consensus and end the Afghanistan war. Now we must do everything we can to support evacuations and welcome refugees.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been one of the great leaders of our time in the fight for racial, social and economic justice.  He and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized with COVID-19.  Jane and I and all Americans wish them a full and speedy recovery.

Other major countries guarantee, on average, 20 weeks of paid time off for new moms. In the U.S., new moms are guaranteed Z-E-R-O days of paid leave to spend with their baby. With our Budget Reconciliation Legislation, we are going to end that international embarrassment.

The top 1% of Americans currently hold 15x MORE wealth than the bottom 50% combined. The reality is that the economy is working very well for the super-rich, without meeting the needs of ordinary Americans. We must turn that around. Our economy can and must work for all of us.

When you're a billionaire and the pandemic has treated you pretty well, making you billions of dollars richer, I suppose "I'm going to float around in outer space," sounds like a great idea. I happen to think making billionaires finally pay their fair share is a better idea.

While it will have no Republican support in Washington, Democrats, Independents and working class Republicans all over the country support our plan to finally invest in the long-neglected needs of working families. I very much look forward to hearing from some of them next week.

Within the next several months Congress will be voting on the most consequential piece of legislation for working people, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor since Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal of the 1930s.

I stand in solidarity with @BCTGM workers in Oregon, Colorado, and Virginia who are on strike for a fair contract and for decent working conditions. If Nabisco can rake in billions of dollars in corporate profits, they can afford to treat their workers with dignity and respect.

With our budget reconciliation legislation, we will make the largest investment in America's working families in decades. It means finally guaranteeing paid family & medical leave. It means free, universal pre-K. It means finally making child care affordable. Let's get it done.

A government which responds to the needs of its people and not just the interests of corporations is what we must demand in this moment if we are to restore the American people's faith in our democracy.

Direct payments as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit are now in month two. In that time: - child poverty has been cut in HALF - we have seen a significant decrease in child hunger Our job now: extend the expanded Child Tax Credit. Let's get it done.

July was the hottest month in recorded history. I will say that again — we just experienced the hottest month EVER in the history of the planet. I do not want future generations to look back on this moment and ask why we did not do all we could to address climate change.

I find it interesting that for my Republican colleagues, when it comes to tax breaks for the rich and corporations — that's okay. But when you demand that we invest in the working families of this country, well, suddenly the sky is falling! I am a little tired of that hypocrisy.

CEO pay between 1978-2020: Up 1,322% Worker pay between 1978-2020: FLAT That's the kind of greed and inequality we have got to end.