In closing, Mr. Speaker, I simply say that Members of this Congress, all who I serve with and all who I have a great deal of respect for, when we go home each day we take in $550. Each day we work we get $550. A person on minimum wage only makes $680 a month. I just cannot see why we cannot give them a small 40-cent increase 1 year and another 40 cents the next year, so that they can buy bread and milk for the same price that we buy bread and milk.
Advocating for an increase in the minimum wage during a congressional debate.
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