Thomas Daschle: “It is not as well known as I wish it were. But how ironic it would be if in the same Congress that passed tax breaks for…”

“It is not as well known as I wish it were. But how ironic it would be if in the same Congress that passed tax breaks for those at the very top--tax breaks worth $50,000 a year to those in the top 1 percent--we could not do something to address the needs of those at the lowest end of the income scale. I certainly appreciate the graphic depiction of the trend of the minimum wage which the Senator from Massachusetts has outlined. That is the whole idea behind this legislation.”