Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I like the gentleman from Pennsylvania. He and I are friends. We disagree. I proudly voted against the tax bill which, I think, spiked the deficit, and we had a continuation of the extraordinary growth of jobs and the economy under the Obama administration, and that has continued in a straight line. It didn't spike up--straight line. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Raise the Wage Act. This is direct--not indirect, not trickle down, direct--saying to some of the people who worked hardest and make the least: We are going to help. We think what you do is valuable to our community and to our society. We need to make certain that wages keep pace with the cost of living. We haven't done that. For 10 years, we haven't given a raise. We need to value the labor that our people contribute into the economy. That is why we have a Federal minimum wage, to ensure that everyone who works hard, full time, ought to be able to afford, not simply to get by, but to try to get ahead. I have heard from many in my district who have told me that increasing the minimum wage will have a major impact on their incomes and their lives. Dana Hudson from Owings in Calvert County, Maryland, makes the minimum wage of $10.10 an hour and supplements his income with farming on his land.…”