Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. (D-Nev.)
“Researchers at the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank have found consumer spending increases dramatically following a minimum wage hike.”
President Barack Obama
“We believe that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, nobody who works full-time should ever have to raise a family in poverty.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
“These are the same Washington Democrats who have been at the helm of the economy for five and a half years.”
Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas)
“The Congressional Budget Office confirmed yet again what we know to be true of government overreach in the marketplace: Raising the minimum wage would slash jobs and harm an already fragile workforce.”
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
“GOP may not believe it, but the American people are paying attention to votes like this.”
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