Rep. Tim Ryan Gives Impassioned Floor Speech For Unions

It had to be said. Our Republican colleagues are busy talking about Dr. Seuss when they should be working with us to help the American people.

[standupFYR]

FINALLY! Someone in Congress is talking RYAN you're my hero

[morex]

I wish I could "like" this multiple times.

[ghksfsf]

Need more people like you, thank you sir

[thomassabol]

Hell yeah we need more senators just like this guy. And thank you I’m from Ohio Tim Ryan you got my vote brother

[vitostan]

Alright! That's exactly what we need!

[steezceez]

Wow, so refreshing! Finally someone in Congress is speaking for me! Keep up the good work!

[frankieclayton]

Thank you for this yes I will vote for him

[mrmojorisin]

Please come to Pennsylvania. We NEED your spark here! 👍

[frankieclayton]

He got the passion fire desire to want to do and help the public to country the people the working class disabled everybody that's going through hardship Tim Ryan is the man

[BAVidmar]

Finally. I can say with happiness the following. That’s my representative.

[mysecretscdxx]

That was brilliant. I need more of that in Washington please.

[lenieadolphson]

Please please run for president when you can

[nick]

Wished we had representatives like Tim here in North Carolina that stood up for the working class

[stevemoore]

Tim Ryan, I want to thank you for your time on the floor. It's about time more Democrats start being this way and calling out opposition for the majority of Americans. I hope that you can establish a bill that takes money out of politics completely so we can have true representation in our country instead of these people who oppose basic principles of America.

[latasha]

Give them hell!! They're only thinking of people who don't have to worry about a bill, food, healthcare, or anything else but lining pockets of the 1%. Front line workers maintain the wealth for them and get paid pretty much nothing in return. But make sure you work your forty hours for pennies and you'll be fine.

[ritasmith]

I'm sorry, Tim, you're making too much sense!!! Regular people of America thank you!

[progressiveminded]

When you have time to worry about trivial things like Dr Seuss. You are very well off.

[ChristopherShabazz]

Thank God, Senator Ryan! Thank you for telling us how hypocritical the right are.

[markjacobson]

“Heaven forbid we tilt the balance that has been going in the wrong direction for 50 years, ” Ryan said, as his voice rose with each sentence. “We talk about pensions, you complain. We talk about the minimum wage increase, you complain. We talk about giving them the right to organize, you complain. But if we were passing a tax cut here, you’d be all getting in line to vote ‘yes.’”

[MutualistSoc]

Great job! I voted for Bernie in the Primary, but if you traditional Democrats would start focusing 100% of your time and energy on Labor issues, then you will start winning ALOT more elections.
People won't like me saying this, but put the cultural stuff to the backburner behind labor.

If we can Create more unions, raise the minimum wage, this will do 1000% times more for minorities and the working poor, then passing legislation to address racial inequalities that don't really help racial inequality but is mere pandering.

Fixing labor issues fixes racial economic inequality.

While we have 60% of people living paycheck to paycheck, there will never be room for minorities to move up. We need equality. And unions make that happen


Good Job Tim.