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John Joseph Moakley: “Mr. Speaker, once again the House Democrats are going to try it again. Today we are going to try for the fifth time this…”

On the recordMay 15, 1996
Mr. Speaker, once again the House Democrats are going to try it again. Today we are going to try for the fifth time this year, the fifth time this year, to give 12 million hardworking Americans a long overdue pay raise. We are hoping that our Republican colleagues will stop voting no and start voting yes. We are hoping they will join us and join 85 percent of the American people who believe that the minimum wage increase is a very, very good idea. So I used my privilege, in order to try again to convince my Republican colleagues to allow us to raise the minimum wage for 12 million Americans.
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John Joseph Moakley
Massachusetts
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Addressing efforts to raise the minimum wage during a House floor debate.

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