“My father earned his citizenship by serving in the Army during World War II. He …” — Tom Perez

Trust is not something that's given because you win an election; it's something you have to earn.

With patience, persistence, and partnership, we can create economic opportunity for every person willing to work hard for it.

When we talk about the kind of folks whose lives will be made better by raising the minimum wage, we're not talking about a couple teenagers earning extra spending money to supplement their allowance. We're talking about providers and breadwinners. Working Americans with bills to pay and mouths to feed.

I believe the passage of a national paid family and medical leave law is not a question of if, but when. But as is so often the case on important public policy issues, we need states and localities to be the incubators of innovation.