This Mother’s Day, Congress should fight to raise the minimum wage and ensure equal pay for hardworking moms. #WhatMothersNeed

This afternoon, I joined House Democrats at a press conference urging House Republican leadership to bring the Senate-passed unemployment insurance extension to the House Floor for a vote. http://1.usa.gov/1lIU5JR

This year’s Republican budget builds on the disastrous approach Republicans have followed over the past three years, embracing the painful and irrational sequestration cuts and slashing funding that supports investments in opportunity, growth, and security.  Additionally, Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget ends the Medicare guarantee as we know it, turns Medicaid into a block grant, repeals the Affordable Care Act, fails to invest in job creation, and does not include any new revenue.  His budget simply doesn’t work – and would lead to significant harm for our country. 

At a press conference this afternoon, I spoke about the harmful impact of the extreme Republican budget on manufacturing, and the need to take action to reauthorize the America COMPETES Act and the Export-Import Bank. http://1.usa.gov/1hhSnib

On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life was tragically cut short. I join in remembering this fearless leader and unwavering advocate for civil rights and equality. 

The top 10 questions for Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on his House Republican budget: http://1.usa.gov/1gIymkx