[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, this week the House will vote on loosely 
related bits of campaign fodder bundled together and labeled a ``jobs'' 
bill. But if we really want to help American workers and boost our 
economy, let's take a vote to increase the minimum wage. Let's show 
hardworking Americans that it is simply unacceptable for a mother 
working full-time to live $400 below the Federal poverty line.
  Let's show businesses that we understand that added buying power for 
our workers is the boost this economic recovery needs. President Truman 
once said: Full human dignity requires at least a minimum level of 
economic sufficiency and security.
  The American people deserve that and more. The American people want 
and deserve a vote to increase the minimum wage.

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