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Do the job they did before making 7, 8, 9 bucks an hour. a lot of the truck drivers are not unionized. working like hell and not paid a whole lot and you see the desire of people to change professions and do more and take care of the families. worker pay has gone up and we have employed 6 million people since i got elected. employment is up. the economy is in spite of this still growing. you have a significant number of -- i think close to 60 major economists acknowledging that what will happen is see continued economic growth under our proposals. a total of 14 -- i think it was 14 -- economis...

Convenes a meeting to reconsider worker pay under this external pressure and raised the hourly rate across the board to $15. what's the implication there? are you saying that senator sanders' outside pressure worked even if the bill didn't pass? and are there things that make jeff bezos or amazon act more in the interest of the public in your view? >> oh, ari, absolutely. they're very receptive to criticism and very attuned to criticism from the progressive wing of the democratic party, even when they're out on twitter insulting bernie sanders and his colleagues. the $15 an hour campaign now i...

Then democrats bring up a lot. ceo compensation. they've decided to target it. here is pelosi in her own words. >> it's very clear the widening chasm between ceo compensation, worker pay has gone from unfair to immoral. the stagnation of worker pay and the picture of injustice, it has a very demoralizing effect on our country. >> sandra: there's that and then there's aoc. you say that you're an expert on the squad, we will put aoc's comments on this new economic committee and what should actually be done to fix the u.s. economy. listen to this. >> we should probably revisit some of the basic m...

Opinion: Oregon’s essential workers deserve another stimulus check Today 6:15 AM FILE - In this March 27, 2020, file photo, a worker, wearing a protective mask against the coronavirus, stocks produce before the opening of Gus's Community Market in San Francisco. Grocery workers across the globe have worked the front lines during lockdowns meant to keep the coronavirus from spreading. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)AP Facebook Share Andrea Valderrama and Rob Nosse Valderrama represents District 47-outer East Portland in the Oregon House. Nosse represents District 42-Southeast Portland in the Or...

Sanders and we'll get your reaction on the other side. >> the future of the american middle class depends upon our abilities to grow the trade union movement in this country. >> in the first four years of a sanders administration, we're going to double the number of workers in unions in america. >> do blue collar workers net-net now look towards unions as their saving grace? or as we see the uaw leadership raided by the fbi, et cetera, et cetera, perhaps they say i just want companies to treat me better and i don't need a union to do it? >> your saving grace is a big turn, but i think a lot of...