“Working families have continuously fought for better wages, inclusion,...” — Laphonza Butler Quote

“Working families have continuously fought for better wages, inclusion, a voice on the job, against threats to budget cuts, and a place at the table to ensure our future generations and communities have the representation they need to thrive.”

“For me, hard things is what I do.”

“The Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act would allow hardworking Americans to spend more time with their families while protecting their wages and making sure profits aren't only going to a select few.”

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law continues to pay dividends for the people of California and usher in a clean energy future for the next generation.”

“I am proud to cosponsor the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act which will enshrine critical voting rights protections into law and reject efforts to undermine the very foundations of our democracy.”

“I want to be an instrument to help lead the full story of EMILY's List and its relationship to Black women, and to really throw the doors of EMILY's List open to all women.”

“The overall policing budget is protected.”

“We just did the best we could with quite a limited budget, to be honest, and had a lot of success.”

“I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.”

“The national debt is totally unlike a family budget for about a gazillion reasons, not the least of which being that families cannot raise money by fiat or deflate the size of their debt unilaterally and that family members die instead of existing infinitely.”

“New Yorkers were grateful when Donald J. Trump finished ahead of schedule and under budget in renovating the Wollman Memorial Rink, where the city had spent six years and $12 million trying to produce ice.”

“When you're working with a smaller budget I suppose one of the things that has to be in your mind when you are writing is that you have to keep the characters down to a minimum.”