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But it's showing how they are using the u.s. treasury for a piggy bank. the idea $31,000 is not too steep, that's twice the amount of money a minimum wage worker would earn for the entire year in the united states. not obama administration we couldn't go from d.c. to new york in it. >> one thing to christian's point, there is a shamelessness. you're surprised and you know dr. carson, the incentive to not do this is getting caught. not that people don't want to redecorate new offices, they are worried it will come out and look bad. do you think that's not operating on these folks right now? >> ...

Stand. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> now, it was one year ago today that i first asked congress to raise the federal minimum wage. so over the past year, the failure of congress to act was the equivalent of a $200 pay cut for these folks, for a typical minimum wage worker. that's a month worth of groceries. so while congress decides what it's going to do, today i'm going to do what i can to help raise working americans' wages. [ applause ] >> president obama is signing an executive order that will raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to ...

Stand. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> now, it was one year ago today that i first asked congress to raise the federal minimum wage. so over the past year, the failure of congress to act was the equivalent of a $200 pay cut for these folks for the typical minimum wage worker, and that is a month worth of groceries and so while congress decide swhats going to do, and today, i am going to do what i can to help raise working americans' wages. [ applause ] >> president obama is signing an executive order that will raise the minimum wage for federal cont...

Would get a raise making the minimum wage are not teenagers their first job. their average age is 35. a majority of lower wage jobs are held by women. these americans are working full time. often supporting families. and if the minimum wage had kept pace with our economy's productivity, they'd already be earning well over $10 an hour today. instead, it's stuck at $7.25. every time congress refuses to raise it, it loses value because the cost of living goes higher, minimum wage stays the same. right now it's worth 20% less than it was when ronald reagan took office. and thins over the last year...

Opinions, but we ca cannot hav different facts. >> the fact which comes from high quality research which has taken extremely granular close looks at the impact of hundreds of minimum wages have found the benefits of the increase outweigh the cross and prove to workers contrary to what mitch mcconnell said are not just kids with entry level jobs. the average age of someone affected by the proposal the president has put on the table, the national proposal is 35 years old. the typical minimum wage worker brings home half of their family's earningsism their families depend on the earnings. the sha...