[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO A DECENT LEVEL

  (Mr. EVANS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, the same old story still applies: The harder 
working Americans work the farther they fall behind. That is why it is 
so important to raise the minimum wage to a decent level.
  The Republican response to this problem is to argue that trickle down 
proposals will create better paying jobs.
  But corporate welfare does not lift all boats equally.
  Business Week has pointed this out in an article called ``Plumper 
Profits, Skimpier Paychecks.''
  According to this article, only 81 percent of corporate incomes go to 
salaries and benefits,
  The lowest since 1969.
  Corporate America needs to adopt a new social contract with its 
workers, and so does the Republican Party.
  The first step is to support a fair and livable wage for all 
Americans.


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