Don Nickles: “I hope my colleagues vote no. If the Senator from Massachusetts wants to support minimum wage, he should support the…”

“I hope my colleagues vote no. If the Senator from Massachusetts wants to support minimum wage, he should support the unanimous consent request Majority Leader Lott has made twice, saying let's break it apart from bankruptcy and go to conference with the House. What the Senator's amendment says is increase minimum wage 20 percent in 13 months with no tax relief. We just passed an amendment that said we should pass minimum wage with tax relief. That is the right position. I urge my colleagues not to vote on this big minimum wage increase with no tax relief for small business.”