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Rob Andrews: “I am sorry to disappoint the opponents of the minimum wage, but this is not your day. This is the day for the people who…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2007
I am sorry to disappoint the opponents of the minimum wage, but this is not your day. This is the day for the people who empty the bed pans, change the bed linens, sweep the floors, and do the hardest work of America. After a 10-year wait, even though they don't have the lobbyists here, even though they don't have the political action committees here, this is their day. This is the day we are going to raise the minimum wage, change the direction of the country, and restore economic fairness for the American economy.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey
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Addressing the need to raise the minimum wage during a House floor debate.

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