Political Quotes

“I was called by a constituent yesterday, Mr. Lou Kasing, who runs an automobile dealership in my district. In fact, in Butler County, he is known as Mr. Republican. And he is a good businessman, understands business and has a great heart. He says, ``I do not understand something.'' He says, ``This business about raising the minimum wage, if we raise the minimum wage, are all Federal workers going to get an automatic increase?'' I said, ``No.'' He said, ``What about the labor unions, do they get an automatic increase?'' I said, ``No.'' He said, ``Then what is the big deal?'' As the previous speaker said, no one can raise a family on $8,500 a year. We cannot do it. And so, he knows, as a businessperson, the wise thing is to have employees who are happy. The wise thing is to have employees that can meet their financial obligations while working a commensurate amount of time that still allows them to give a portion of their time, quality time, to their families and to their communities. So we must stop playing games. We must make sure that minimum wage goes to the President, he can sign it, and that the poorest workers in this country can get a raise.”