Lamar Alexander actually said...

"the effect of that, though, would be that a number of employees would, because of the increased costs, there would be fewer jobs."

"I resent the fact that part of the taxes I pay go to subsidize my competition."

"I appreciated the opportunity to discuss with the committee the negative impact that an increase in the minimum wage would have on small business owners like me."

"So if you cannot lower the cost of your people you hired, then where do you cut? What do you do?"