I think we have been working on this so long, it is about time to throw in the sponge that there is going to be any fait...
Competitive air service is directly related to the economic prosperity of our smaller and rural communities.
However, the merger needs to be evaluated to determine that the transaction will not consolidate airlines so as to inhib...
This is a very important hearing because immigration is something that is going to be worked on, I think, in both Houses...
I believe that more men are coming simply because companies prefer to hire the men over the women.
We thought that a legalization program would solve it once and for all. So when it comes to once and for all, I have to ...
Thank you, Madam Chairman.
I am still waiting for the report.
I think that it should go up.
The minimum wage right now is, in fact, worth 31 percent less than at its peak in 1968.
That is why my legislation would first increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, over 3 years, and then index it afte...
I just did not think it was arguable that this is a welfare state, but do you understand that it is incompatible to have...
But do you agree with Milton Friedman that a welfare state and an open borders policy are incompatible?
The minimum wage in fact is worth 31 percent less than at its peak in 1968.
Senator Harkin gave the numbers on the erosion in the buying power of the minimum wage.
But Milton Friedman's statement that an open borders policy is not compatible with the welfare state.
I also want to thank Senator Harkin and all the other Senators who are supporting the Fair Minimum Wage Act.
The middle class is the backbone of our economy, and we have to grow that middle class to have a growing economy.
