[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6118-H6119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         EARNING A LIVING WAGE

  (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, millions of Americans will start 
work today not knowing if they will earn enough for food, rent, or 
medical bills.
  Why? Because they are tipped workers who are guaranteed an hourly 
minimum wage of only $2.13 plus whatever tips come their way.
  Yes, $2.13 per hour. That is not a typo. Even the most frugal find it 
impossible to live on $2.13 an hour plus the luck of a tip jar.
  Chicago recently approved the One Fair Wage Act to address this 
inequity,

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and I commend Mayor Johnson, SEIU, and the good folks at One Fair Wage 
for their leadership on this issue.
  I urge my colleagues to pass the Raise the Wage Act so that every 
American can earn a living wage.

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