Political Quotes

“this week the Senate will begin consideration of an increase in the Federal minimum wage. Over the next few days Members of this body will come to the floor and make their case for or against increasing the minimum wage. Most of the statements we will hear today will be in favor of it because the Republicans are not anxious to come here and speak against raising the minimum wage. They will be very silent most of the time, and they will not talk much about an increase in the minimum wage, which is so vitally important to our country. The American people will be inundated with figures and facts regarding the economic impact of an increase to $10.10. Why was that number chosen? It was chosen because at that number--$10.10 for 40 hours--a person is no longer in poverty. As supporters of this legislation, Senate Democrats have ample evidence to back our position that an increase in the Federal minimum wage is good for America. A recent study from the Economic Policy Institute indicates that increasing the minimum wage and tying it to inflation would raise wages for 28 million American workers. That is about 10 percent of the American people. Contrary to what Republicans would have us believe, these 28 million Americans aren't just high school kids looking to make a few bucks after school. That same analysis reported that the median age of minimum wage workers is 35 years old, proving that these employees are grown men and women, most of them with families.…”