Eva M. Clayton: “I also want to join briefly, although I will talk about another subject, want to join my colleagues in respect for the…”

“I also want to join briefly, although I will talk about another subject, want to join my colleagues in respect for the human dignity of the Armenian people and hopefully that the tragedy and the history of that event will teach us as public policymakers that we should make sure that that does not happen again. Mr. Speaker, over the past several days, the public has been privileged to hear the views of Members--from both sides of the aisle-- on the issue of raising the minimum wage. This is a good and healthy exercise. Some of what the public has heard has been fact. However, some has been fiction. This evening, I would like to address some of the major arguments that have been made and repeated during this debate and attempt to separate the fact from the fiction. Some have suggested that most minimum wage workers are teenagers, working part-time. That is fiction. Most minimum wage workers are adults--7 out of 10 of them--and most are women--6 out of 10 of them. That is fact.”