Jack Kingston: “Again, I am going to say it again, because this is not from the Republican Study Committee, this is from the Employment…”

“Again, I am going to say it again, because this is not from the Republican Study Committee, this is from the Employment Policies institute, which is nonpolitical, nonpartisan, the increase in the minimum wage in California will cost 63,100 jobs, 63,100 less jobs in the State of California by increasing the minimum wage. You know what is so interesting, as I hear the champions of increasing the minimum wage talk, under the pretense of compassion for the minimum wage worker, what is the bottom line thing? There is an undercurrent here. You know what it is? it is arrogance. You know what it is really saying? 'You do not have the capability to get a raise yourself. You need me in Congress to increase your salary because you are too incompetent. We know you are going to be trapped at the minimum wage forever because you do not have the ability to move yourself up the economic free enterprise ladder.' That is what the theme is that we are hearing from the Democrats.”