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>> what is the price thaw want from these working men and women? what cost? how much more do we have to give to the private sector and to business? how many billion dollars more are you asking, are you requiring? when does the greed stop, we ask the other side. >> it has been nearly six years since america had a conversation about the minimum wage, but on tuesday night president obama put the issue back on the table. >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> near...

As ted kennedy said on the floor in 2007, when does the greed stop, mr. romney? when does it stop? what do you want from these workers? how much more do you want to give to the wealthiest americans? well, you know what? romney, he won't even look at these people in freeport, illinois, in the eye. he won't do it. his every town counts bus tour refused to stop here in freeport, even though romney was just a few miles away. i guess we shouldn't expect, you know, more from a guy who thinks half the country doesn't take responsibility for itself. this is all part, my friends, of mitt romney's plan ...

For sensata. the sensata workers were arrested for demanding a severance package. the company made more money than it -- and this is how they want to repay the workers? sensata is exhibit a. in mitt romney's vision for america, it goes to the heart of what's wrong with mitt romney's plan. economic greed. bane kmin capital is a 51% owne sensata. mitt romney owns $8 million worth of those shares. mitt romney is lining his pockets with millions while swrob jobs are shipped overseas because there are people willing to work for less than $1 an hour. hold it right there. id like to know if these peo...

How many billion dollars more are you asking, are you requiring? when does the greed stop. >> yeah. we've got to go back into the file tape and remind democrats, that's how you fight for workers when it's all on the line. when it's in the 11th hour of negotiations, when 30,000 people show up, that's the way it's got to sound in the chamber. but the democrats, they've got other things to worry about in washington right now. you have nothing more to worry about than what they are saying in the heartland. and i guess we could say when we see senator kennedy there, that maybe they just don't make ...

Are you asking, are you requiring? when does the greed stop? >> grade question today and it applies. when goss does the greed stop. he was fighting for minimum wage at the time, and this is the moral issue of our time. the congress can't let americans become destitute within our borders during this economic crisis. senator schumer, applaud you. senator reid, last week at the net roots convention, you said we get on your nerves. how about the nerves of the unemployed? do something it, harry. delay this august recess. stay in washington and do the job for the 99ers. we're doing the job for the w...