| Congressman Norcross speaks on the House floor in support of raising the federal minimum wage. |
It is an embarrassment that the federal minimum wage has not been raised in over 16 years. Last week, I spoke in favor of raising the federal minimum wage. A fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work is not just a slogan, it’s the American value that holds this country together.
I have worked a minimum wage job. I was once a young single dad raising my son while balancing work, family life, and a checkbook. Back then, it was hard. Today, for far too many Americans, it is nearly impossible.
We all know that $7.25 an hour is not a livable wage, especially now that the spending power of a dollar is only a fraction of what it was in 2009.
Last summer, Republicans voted to give tax breaks to billionaires. When will they finally vote to support the American worker?