On the recordJuly 9, 1996
I remember that. The Vice President. ----to employees who are making the minimum wage. And you know, they're the ones who really ought to give the answer. And I remember vividly one woman in southern Virginia who was making the minimum wage, was asked by the reporter, what about this argument that if they increase your minimum wage X amount, your employer might reduce the number of jobs in your workplace. She thought just for a minute and looked at him straight in the eye and she said, ``I'll take my chances.'' And that's the way people who were making the minimum wage feel about this question. And the studies indicate that they're right, especially in today's economy. Helms-Burton Legislation
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