And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the minimum wage because it's lower right now than it was when Ronald Reagan took office. It's time for the minimum wage to go up.


Remarks by the President on the Economy, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois (24 July 2013)

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And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the...

And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the...

And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the...

And because no one who works full-time in America should have to live in poverty, I am going to keep making the case that we need to raise the...