Donald Norcross: “I thank Mr. Scott for making sure that we finally, after 11 years, will have a vote to raise the minimum wage. This is…”

“I thank Mr. Scott for making sure that we finally, after 11 years, will have a vote to raise the minimum wage. This is America. You play by the rules, you work hard, you are supposed to be able to make it, but that is not the way it is. Less than 2 years ago, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle made sure that the top 1 percent got their raise, as they are stepping on the American worker. Today is the day that we set the record straight and give opportunities to those who need it the most. Henry Ford said it: Make sure you pay your employees enough money so they can buy your product and services. That is the true case of what is going on here today. You give a raise to the people who need it the most to survive, not to invest overseas or in a shore home. They will spend it right in their neighborhood going to the supermarket and drugstore. They shouldn't have to make the decision whether or not to put clothes on their kids' backs or to feed them, but that is what is going on today. Those in the top 1 percent got their raise. It is time that those who work hard and have the dignity of a job get their raise. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter from the United Steel Workers. United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh, PA, July 15, 2019. Re United Steelworkers support H.R. 582, the Raise the Wage Act. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.…”