proud i am of tianna. she clear, bold, smart, confident. i tell you, she spoke for millions of americans. thank you, tianna. continue to raise your voice and make sure that policymakers especially hear what it means to juggle and to live on such minimal wages. here you are working and your husband s working and you re living off barely $16,000 a year. i mean, that is a shame and disgrace. we ve got to do better. i tell you, when republicans respond like that, it s almost as if they re living in another world. first of all, mthe majority of people such as tianna who need a safety net to help them, it s a bridge over troubled water. the majority of people don t want public assistance. they want to work. they want a good paying job. this recession has hit especially women and people of color in a very tragic way. it s been disproportionate. the unemployment rate, once again, is double digit excuse