People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for more than 20 years on an assembly line.

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.