[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12704-12705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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          REPUBLICAN PRIORITIES ARE NOT WITH AMERICAN FAMILIES

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission

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to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her 
remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, the disparity 
between the wealthiest Americans and the poorest continues to grow 
fostered by the failed economic policies of this Republican 
administration and Congress. Despite huge cost-of-living increases and 
gas prices, health care, and higher education, Americans who work full 
time at a minimum wage job have not received a pay raise in over 9 
years.
  While these hardworking Americans struggle to support their families 
on just $10,700 per year, Republicans in this body are fighting to give 
millionaires and huge corporations tax breaks. They have even taken 
their misguided priorities to a new level. After voting in committee to 
allow a modest increase in the minimum wage, now they don't want to 
bring it to the House for a vote.
  Democrats plan to hold a vote on the minimum wage later today because 
we believe that expanding economic opportunity to 7 million Americans 
who have been ignored should be a priority. Republicans, please make 
this a priority.

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