When we passed the Affordable Care Act, we really designed it to have States lead the way and drive market reforms by building their own marketplaces.
We were pleased that, last Congress, then-Chairwoman Senator Patty Murray included many of our proposals in S. 2299, the...
Raising the minimum wage to a more reasonable level and then indexing it will allow them to keep up.
The higher proposal that Senator Harkin and Congressman Miller have made, I understand, would benefit about 27 million.
This increase, the President's proposed increase, would benefit about 15 million workers.
Congress should weigh these costs carefully as it considers minimum wage increases.
I think this affects a lot more people than 15 million to 27 million. It affects a lot of businesses, small businesses, ...
I am proud to say we are 1 of 10 States that index our minimum wage.
It'll put billions of dollars into the pockets of the people in our society who are most likely to spend those dollars.
I want to express my gratitude to you and Ranking Member Alexander for holding this hearing today.
I have greatly enjoyed working with them, and have appreciated everything they've done to ensure that we are providing t...