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On the recordApril 2, 2004
I want to argue that there is hardly a legitimate minimum wage in this country at all. Most people are working for more than the minimum wage. Our economy has grown past that, and the minimum wage itself sometimes keeps people from getting in entry level. I pointed out that it used to be one could drive into a gas station anywhere and some young person would come out there, entry-level job, and wash the windshield, check the oil, check the air in the tires, and fill the gas tank up and bring them their change and send them along their way. That was kind of a nice service, and they learned a work ethic. We do not do that anymore, and one of the reasons is because of minimum wage. But labor is an equation just like any other commodity.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing unemployment benefits and the implications of minimum wage during a floor speech.

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