boehner to act. today they started what is known as a discharge petition to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. if 218 house members sign the petition it goes to a vote whether or not mr. boehner signs off. look at the numbers, the annual salary for minimum wage working is just over $15,000 a year. that is not enough to raise a family. working as hard as i can. it is just not enough. jessica simmons works as a house keeper making minimum wage and providing for two young boys. the money is not enough. kevin wheeler works at the airport making $4.64 an hour. we are not lazy. we are not asking for handouts, working as hard as we can just