America is the richest nation in the world. It should be able to pay a living wage and build a middle class for those who hold the least in society.
More Quotes from Marcy Kaptur:
A market where chief executive officers make 262 times that of the average worker and 821 times that of the minimum-wage worker is not a market that is working well. And it is surely not working well enough to build a solid middle class.Marcy Kaptur
Mr. Speaker, there are plenty of signs that the United States economy is not working well. One of the signs is our national debt.
Marcy Kaptur
That level of trade deficit throttles real growth in our country and continues the unfortunate path of selling out America. We are not winning the global trade war, we are losing it badly.
Marcy Kaptur
I grew up in a family where our mother made our clothing. We didn't have a lot of money, so we learned how to scrimp, and we learned how to invent and to create. And those are learned skills.
Marcy Kaptur
I am in strong support of the passage of the Voting Rights Act to protect the ability of all citizens, particularly minorities, to vote.
Marcy Kaptur
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: America Quotes, Society & Civilization Quotes, World QuotesIf anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
Joe DiMaggio
We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.
Margaret Mead
I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe.
Christian Bale