[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            THE MINIMUM WAGE

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I want on the record today 
because of the raucous debate that we just had. For those who voted 
``no'' on this bill dealing with the minimum wage, in the clarity of 
the lateness of the night, let me be very clear. I have voted for the 
minimum wage many times. In fact, Democrats have pressed this issue 
over and over again. But what should be clear is that the vote that was 
taken today will be a minimum wage that will be delayed. Whereas the 
Democratic bill would have started in September, this will not start 
until January, and it will not be effectuated until 2009.
  This is bogus. This is insincere. This is not real. It can also be 
understood that I did not vote against the relief for my State of a 
sales tax, sales tax relief on Federal income tax. This bill will go 
nowhere. I will vote up or down on a minimum-wage increase and the 
sales tax relief for Texas.
  I wish we had been able to bring up H. Res. 945 to bring relief to 
the Lebanese and humanitarian aid but, of course, we end today and 
tonight without doing our job.

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