Political Quotes

“this is not about raising the minimum wage. It is about putting young minority students out of work. Raising the minimum wage will put 1 out of every 4 minority workers between the ages of 17 and 24 who are out of school and working today out of work. Some of the most eloquent testimony I heard on this issue came from a District of Columbia businessman, Abdul Uqdah. This is Abdul Uqdah. He started a business 16 years ago with $500 and 3 employees. He now employs 14 people. He appeared before our committee and begged us not to raise the Federal mandate minimum wage. Why? Because it will not work and because it will put minority youth out of work. He said, and the fact is, raising the minimum wage will put one out of every four young minority workers in America who hold a job today out of work. This is an unemployment act that hurts minority youth, and it is a shame.”