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>> i'm going to continue to press congress to pass a federal minimum wage bill that goes up to $10.10 an hour, being sponsored currently by senators harkin and representatives millmill er. i'm going to be seeking republicans who are game to work with us and prepared to work with us on this issue. as i said, it's not something that requires az big bureaucracy and a lot of federal spending. >> raising the minimum wage, ed o'keefe with the new cbo report unite this week. what's the future of that fight looking like in d.c.? >> it's definitely going to happen much the senate expected to take up th...

Going to have a ballot initiative on the minimum wage in the state. so it will be interesting to see. >> it will win. >> what democrats do. >> i think smart conservative politics is to be for minimum wage hike, because it keeps society together. you don't want to have a big division. last word, congressman. >> by the way, maryland, my state, and governor o'malley to his credit has got a wonderful minimum wage bill which i predict is going to pass. i'm going to be testifying on it monday in annapolis. so what we're doing on the federal level is having an affect. a lot of local jurisdictions are...

They've got very different ideas about how to accomplish fixing it, including what to do about an unemployment benefit extension and boosting the minimum wage. joining me now, senator tom harkin. always good to see you, senator. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> you've been leading this effort to boost the minimum wage to $10.10. where does that stand right now? >> we'll have it on the senate floor hopefully in about two weeks, around the first of february. right now we're focused on increasing the unemployment compensation for people out of work. we're focused on that right now, but pr...

>> if the mayor of d.c. hadn't tried to enforce this ridiculous minimum wage bill. >> you have not spoken. you're very quiet and polite and patient. go ahead. >> i mean, i think the idea we have to pay for contraception is ridiculous. it's a woman's choice. like we were talking war on women and women have choices and if they're going to be pro choice or not. they can be pro choice and not have sex and we don't have to worry about it. there's the contraception right there. >> is this part of an entitlement mindset. that, look, i think the republican party gets into a huge corner, a tough corner...

>> if the mayor of d.c. hadn't tried to enforce this ridiculous minimum wage bill. >> you have not spoken. you're very quiet and polite and patient. go ahead. >> i mean, i think the idea we have to pay for contraception is ridiculous. it's a woman's choice. like we were talking war on women and women have choices and if they're going to be pro choice or not. they can be pro choice and not have sex and we don't have to worry about it. there's the contraception right there. >> is this part of an entitlement mindset. that, look, i think the republican party gets into a huge corner, a tough corner...