Warren : Washington middle class , once richest in world , has fallen behind other nations . Warren : We also invested in basic medical and scientific research , confident that if we built a great pipeline of ideas , our children would have opportunities their parents could only dream about . U.S. puts rich and powerful first and leaves working people behind . Minimum wage is n't enough to keep employed mom and baby out of poverty , she says . Elizabeth Warren : We strengthened the middle class before and can do it again by putting people first .
Warren : Washington middle class , once richest in world , has fallen behind other nations . Warren : U.S. puts rich and powerful first and leaves working people behind . Minimum wage is n't enough to keep employed mom and baby out of poverty , she says . Elizabeth Warren : We strengthened the middle class before and can do it again by putting people first .