"A raise to $10.10 would benefit 28 million workers, lifting about 2 million out of poverty."
"More money in the hands of workers will inevitably be spent in their stores, improving their bottom lines."
"No one should be left behind based on where they live. We as a Federal Government have an obligation to look out for the least among us."
"It's important that the Federal Government take action for the following reasons: More than half of the States in this country still allow employers to pay as little as $7.25 per hour."
"The Congressional Budget Office agrees that raising the minimum wage would have a stimulative effect because it puts money in people's pockets."
"I support the legislation proposed by Senator Tom Harkin, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013."
"When you put money in people's pockets, they spend it and I get more customers."
"57 percent of entrepreneurs support raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour."
"I think we're better than this. I don't think a country as great as ours should pay people so little that they need help from the State just to survive."
"We simply must find a way to shore up the incomes of working Americans."
"57 percent of small business owners support raising the minimum wage to $10.10."