Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, there should not be anybody in this room arguing that $7.25 an hour is sufficient for a worker's well-being. When adjusted for inflation, $7.25 is less than the Federal minimum wage of 50 years ago. I support this bill because 98,000 workers in my district in Pennsylvania deserve a long-overdue raise. We are now in the midst of the longest period of time without an increase to the Federal minimum wage. I support this bill because, while corporations are making record profits off the backs of workers, wage stagnation and increased cost of living have bankrupted hardworking families across my district. This bill would increase the minimum wage gradually. This is not a ``bad for business'' piece of legislation, as my colleagues across the aisle allege. It is a ``good for everyone'' bill that puts more money into our workers' pockets. Our colleagues of the past would be baffled by the opposition to this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”