To dispute these two facts would make anyone out of touch with reality.

Teachers and students deserve more than the same tired fights over money.

I want to add my thanks to all the witnesses who have been here today.

In your view, is increasing the minimum wage to $15 an anti-poverty policy?

Are you concerned that more than doubling the Federal minimum wage would reverse these positive trends for workers and the economy?

Over the last several years, the far-left has begun to call for extreme social policies that were, until recently, considered too radical for the mainstream.

I do think some Democrats, and maybe one on this committee, understands the free market, how it really works and the opportunities it creates for Americans from every walk of life.

What do these States' experiments tell us about what would happen in other regions of the country if a mandate to impose a $15 minimum wage around the country was enacted?

The far-left has begun to call for extreme social policies that were, until recently, considered too radical for the mainstream.

Liberal activists are trying to sell a radical minimum wage hike as a benefit to working class Americans.

Mandating a $15 minimum wage would have serious negative consequences for students, workers, and small businesses.