Jim McDermott actually said...

I think that, you know, we have to look at what we have accomplished. We have reduced the deficit by half.

Anyone who is working full-time in this country should have a wage that is at least at the poverty level.

It strikes me that, year after year, the basket of goods that people can buy has dropped over the course of time with the minimum wage.

You are witnessing a rare occurrence, I think, in the modern-day Congress, a Democrat and a Republican working together on something.