“When you go back to the beginning of the minimum wage law
under Franklin Roosevelt, 80 years ago, exactly the same arguments were made
against it. Every time we’ve tried to raise the standard of living for hard
working people at the low end of the income scale, they’ve said “Oh my goodness
you’re just going kill off jobs.”
It isn’t just the minimum wage. It’s making sure that
working Americans have access to affordable health insurance. It’s the earned
income tax credit--that was created under President Ronald Reagan. We’ve got to
make sure they keep up with the needs of working Americans.
These used to be consensus, bi-partisan issues. We’ve got to
get back to that day, or the working folks across America are going to fall
further and further behind.”
---Sen. Richard Durbin on ABC News "This Week"
---Sen. Richard Durbin on ABC News "This Week"
