 In the language of normal people, spend your money on higher quality used stuff. Ask yourself, who is paid to produce this? A farmer or an oil baron? The lawmakers were joined by allies at their news conference. Apollinar Mancia has been a garment worker for 30 years. He works with the Garment Workers Center of Los Angeles, where he organizes against wage theft and sweatshop conditions. Speaking to a translator, he said the new caucus shows that lawmakers care.