Any Quote by Alcee Hastings

The minimum wage is something that F.D.R. put in place a long time ago during the Great Depression. I don't think it worked then.…

— John Raese

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

— Russ Carnahan

The national minimum wage has not been increased in 9 years. By year's end, 21 States across America will have a minimum wage exceeding…

— Sherwood Boehlert

It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that…

— Jon Corzine

Working-class Americans have waited too long, close to a decade in fact, for an increase in the minimum wage. This has been the second…

— Bill Pascrell

[A]s we celebrate 75 years of the minimum wage, we must also recognize that it is no longer achieving its potential impact in our…

— Tom Harkin

This is the debate we have every time we talk about the minimum wage, that if we raise it even 50 cents, that it…

— Stephanie Cutter

I have said, on a number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage.

— Bruce Rauner

The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled people receive…

— Thomas Sowell

The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help families.

— John Freeman

The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh…

— Jerry Brown

The minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis. For example, if you have a minimum wage…

— John Raese