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Cost jobs and hurt minorities and young people. show me the numbers. they don't exist. harkin hit the nail right on the head. earlier today, harkin gave a passionate senate floor speech on passing the minimum wage. >> working people have to turn to the safety net for food stamps and all other kinds of things just to help them get by. a recent study found that our taxpayers have to pick up the tab for millions of working families to the tune of about $240 billion a year. these are people who work, but they're making minimum wage. >> isn't it interesting that one lawmaker in the house just throw...

More women consume wine than men. we're looking at two industries. wine and beer. we know that beer is $240 billion. so if we're not improving the jobs for young americans, what happens to that industry? because they are doing well in places like china. >> well, the interesting thing -- i'm going to get back to your question in one second. >> sure. >> while men drink more beer, men have been drinking less beer over time as have women. we've been switching more to wine and we've been switching more to hard liquor and i'm not sure what that says about us. >> is that connected to more marketed or...

On average, i can't give you each 30 days off the top. on average the usa takes in, the government takes in $240 billion. that's a monthly average. and the interest expense we pay on debt is 35 billion. 240 versus 35. it's not even close. that will be the first priority is to keep the full faith and credit going like any sensible country would. what president obama has done here, i think, is very duplicitous. there is no danger of a threat to our treasure reez. really, that's an awfully trumped-up charge. >> robert, i can see you -- >> if i may disagree with my good friend larry kudlow. >> you...

>> it's a constant flow process. on average, i can't give you each 30 days off the top. on average the usa takes in, the government takes in $240 billion. that's a monthly average. and the interest expense we pay on debt is 35 billion. 240 versus 35. it's not close. that will be the first priority is to keep the full faith and credit going like any sensible country would. what president obama has done here, i think is very -- there is no danger of a threat to our treasuries. really, that's an awful trump. >> robert, i can see you -- >> if i may disagree with my good friend larry kudlow. >> you...

Functioning. and we support the administration doing what's in its authority to pay the debt. the debt payments are up around $20 billion a month. income is around 230, $240 billion a month. we want to make sure that that is always paid. there's not a single republican who does not want the debt payment of this country paid. >> they don't raise the debt ceiling, you think the u.s. can still go ahead and pay all of its responsibilities, including making sure social securitiey checks go out on time. >> yeah. if you looked fe revenue flow coming in, we've prioritized this of about. this has been ...