Carl Levin: “Let me just mention, the gentlewoman is so right that it is a floor. One of these arguments that we hear is, ``We don't…”

“Let me just mention, the gentlewoman is so right that it is a floor. One of these arguments that we hear is, ``We don't want one-size-fits-all,'' right? Well, first of all, as a labor lawyer, the minimum wage has been one national wage the whole time since 1938. It is simply a floor of decency. And guess what? You already explained how in 2025, it is not very likely that the minimum wage in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will be $15 an hour. Because in Santa Fe and San Francisco and Los Angeles and New York and Denver--and whatever--places all around this country--the odds are overwhelming that they will have to raise their minimum wage beyond that. It is a floor of decency. Let's go. Don't you think? Let's go.”