On the recordFebruary 27, 2014
If stacked end to end, how far into space would those sofas reach is the question. It is a great point, Mr. Pocan. Of course, you know the answer. The answer is this: when we put that extra money in the pockets of the people who are making the minimum wage in this country, they don't put that money in their brokerage accounts just to languish and not help others in the economy. They plug that money right back into the American economy, and it turns into growth and it turns into jobs. That is what we were doing in 1968 when our economy was humming along and we were the pride of the free world. That is what we need to do again. We need to think about stimulating our economy the old fashioned American way, by paying American workers a living wage.
