This bill puts money directly into the hands of those who are most likely to spend it in their communities.

I would go for the 30. It was fortunate--it was unfortunate, though, that hearing was canceled because we had hard-working folks from many of our service industries in Washington that day, all fighting for $15 because they know that $15 is…

Shouldn't you have the right to live out your best life, to live the future that you want for yourself and not this by-default position that you are placed in because you are attempting to survive?

The evidence clearly demonstrates the Raise the Wage Act is a reasonable proposal that would lift millions of workers out of poverty.

just raising, increasing the minimum wage in my State of Florida to $10.10 per hour would decrease SNAP expenditures by $290 million.

Too often we view economic progress as a zero-sum game where if workers win, employers lose.

I think we need to take note of the lost opportunity cost of not increasing a minimum wage here.

Everybody has to eat, and we heard this morning from laborers, workers who are in the fast food business and other businesses who have a difficult time trying to make the ends meet for their family.

Equality makes dignity, and dignity demands a job and a paycheck that lasts throughout the week, and I am quoting Dr. Martin Luther King on that.

The question is not does it make sense to increase the minimum wage to $15. The question is who in their right mind would disagree?

Working hard is not enough if you don't make enough, and on 7.25, you can't survive.

Thank you for holding this important hearing. It is my pleasure to be here as we discuss a critical topic that impacts our nation's veterans and identify ways to improve their access to the federal contracting marketplace and…