Tom Harkin actually said...

these protections are a historic, long-awaited improvement in the quality and scope of health coverage for all Americans.

Harkin highlights the significance of consumer protections under the Affordable Care Act.

01/26/2011

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If you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to support your family, join the middle class, and build a brighter future for yo...

That is why my legislation would first increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, over 3 years, and then index it after that.

If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since 1968, today it would be $10.56.

The minimum wage right now is, in fact, worth 31 percent less than at its peak in 1968.