Robert Ehrlich said "Another irony at work here, and of course we have the President of the United States acting in a very compassionate way in this election year, trying to sell the American people on the notion that he supports an increase in the minimum wage. Yet it is words, it is these words that keep rebounding against the President. February 6, 1995, Bill Clinton: It, raising the minimum wage, is the wrong way to raise the incomes of low-wage earners. In 1995, a nonelection year; 1996, we see quite different words coming from this White House." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 1, 1996

Another irony at work here, and of course we have the President of the United States acting in a very compassionate way in this election year, trying to sell the American people on the notion that he supports an increase in the minimum wage. Yet it is words, it is these words that keep rebounding against the President. February 6, 1995, Bill Clinton: It, raising the minimum wage, is the wrong way to raise the incomes of low-wage earners. In 1995, a nonelection year; 1996, we see quite different words coming from this White House.

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Robert Ehrlich

Maryland

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing President Clinton's changing stance on minimum wage during an election year.

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