    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [March 9, 2000]
    [Page 427]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on House Action on Minimum Wage Legislation
    March 9, 2000

        The minimum wage must be raised, but not with a bill that stacks the
    deck against America's working families. This bill repeals key overtime
    protections, could reduce pension coverage for many families, and
    includes risky tax giveaways that threaten our prosperity and the future
    of Social Security and Medicare. Once again, Republicans in the House of
    Representatives have demonstrated that they would rather fight for
    special interests than give working families the raise they deserve.
        I will veto the bill Republicans in the House passed tonight if it
    comes to my desk. Congress should send me a bill I can sign: a clean,
    straightforward bill that raises the minimum wage by a dollar over 2
    years.