Jim McDermott actually said...

Your budget contains several proposals for structural reforms to Medicare, all of which will increase the cost on beneficiaries.

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.

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.