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Testimony by Sonia Randolph, Hotel Worker, on the Hotel Safety Act

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Sonia Randolph, a hotel worker in New York City, testified in support of the Hotel Safety Act. She shared her personal experience as an immigrant who achieved her American dream through a good job with fair wages in the hotel industry.

Emphasized the importance of protecting hotel workers, especially immigrants
Highlighted how her job allowed her to send her daughter to college
Urged the passage of the Hotel Safety Act to ensure fair treatment and safety for workers

Sonia Randolph

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Hello.

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My name is Sonia Randolph.

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I work in in New York City Hotel.

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When I first came to this country and settled in New York, I was determined to build a better life and met manifest my version of American dream.

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It it was a lifelong journey, but thanks to the support of a good job and a strong wage, I was able to earn and sent my daughter to college.

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To me, New York is a place where I am.

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I would work hard, be treated fairly, and not have to work in fear of my safety.

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The time is now to protect the workers of the industry, and that include the thousands of people who, like me, immigrated here, hoping to have a better life.

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Please please pass the Hotel Safety Act.

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Thank you.

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