Carolyn Bourdeaux: “I firmly believe that we do need to raise the minimum wage in this country to get it to a living wage.”

The current Federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009 and at $7.25 an hour it amounts to just around $15,000 per year.

One estimate is that 53 percent of veterans do not know what career they want to pursue when they transition back to becoming civilians.

While I will not be here, I am here to express my support for strengthening Pay-As-You-Go rules and restoring a sense of fiscal discipline in Congress.

Will you commit to work with the affected stakeholders to limit the scope and impact of this credit policy as much as possible and ensure fair outcomes for our small business contractors?