Patty Murray
45:43 - 46:07
"You've run this department for 3 months, and in that time you formalized taking overtime away from 4 million people, moved to cut care workers' minimum wage, teed up longer hours for 14-year-olds, and defended a budget that leaves workers in the dust."
“You've run this department for 3 months, and in that time you formalized taking overtime away from 4 million people, moved to cut care workers' minimum wage, teed up longer hours for 14-year-olds, and defended a budget that leaves workers in the dust.”
- Speaker
- Patty Murray
- Timestamp
- 45:43 – 46:07
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
Let me move on here because I just have a minute left. The Labor Department founding mission is, quote, to promote the welfare of wage earners. You've run this department for 3 months, and in that time you formalized taking overtime away from 4 million people, moved to cut care workers' minimum wage, teed up longer hours for 14-year-olds, and defended a budget that leaves workers in the dust. So let me be very specific. Specific question.
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