Rob Andrews: “Mr. Speaker, sometimes the measure of a legislative body is who it listens to. The majority this year listened to a…”

“Mr. Speaker, sometimes the measure of a legislative body is who it listens to. The majority this year listened to a certain elite group of citizens who said they wanted to renounce their citizenship in order to avoid paying taxes, and they got what they wanted. The majority this year listened to corporate America that wanted to continue to flood our campaigns with political contributions, and they got what they wanted. The majority this year listened to the huge agribusiness that get billions and billions of dollars of welfare checks from the public Treasury, and they got what they wanted. Today a bipartisan majority of Republicans and Democrats is going to listen to the people who sweep our floors, wash our dishes, take care of our children, and do the hard work of America, and finally they are going to get what they rightfully deserve, an increase in the minimum wage of this country. America does need a raise. Today the most deserving Americans are going to get one.”