Political Quotes

“this morning I rise to give credit to a small brave group of House Republicans that will join House Democrats and make it possible to at least raise the minimum wage. We in the House minority think that $4.25 an hour is not enough to live on. We know that with the minimum wage at its lowest purchasing point in 40 years, the time to act is now. Unfortunately, the rigid, extreme opposition of the House majority, most of the Members and their leadership, have made it impossible to act before this point. In fact, the House majority leadership has said that they ought to eliminate the minimum wage, not raise it. Well, a few Republicans working with us in the House minority are going to create a bipartisan majority to raise the minimum wage. I admire those House Republicans that took on their leadership on this one. They have made it possible to do something very important for working Americans.”