For all others, use 2027488002. U can send us a tweet, is cspanwj. And well hear comments from donald trump in just a bit. Well play those for you. Were showing enthuse morning, too, the reporting this week from the News Conference in florida. This is Melanie Trotman of the wall street journal, the headline, donald trump calls for a 10 hourly minimum wage, breaks from the g. O. P. Position. She writes that republican president ial nominee donald trump called for a federal minimum wage of 10 an hour, departing from his past positions and his own party and moving more in line with democrats. Id like to raise it to at least 10, mr. Trump said during a press conference in doral, florida. It wasnt clear initially if he meant the federal minimum wage or the wage floors set by states. When asked to clarify, he said he was talking about the federal minimum wage. Melanie trotman covers labor issues for the wall street journal, the writer of that piece, and joining us by phone this morning. Good
What is the proudest moment of your career so far . Guest wow. I dont mean to sound snarky or snippy here, but i hope it is yet to come. I feel very fortunate in just a few days well start our 12th season on pbs. Im now on 15 years in public radio. I feel very blessed at start of this year to do all weve done so far. I hope the proudest moment is yet to come. If i had to i hope the proudest moment is yet to come. If i had to pick something it would be that i am still in here and so many people that against me in so much of my life. When i started on npr some years ago i remember the complaint when i first started, that i talk too loud. My favorite was that my laugh was too boisterously last too boisterously. My laugh was too much mike haydns was wrong, i spoke too fast, it was too big for public radio. This is National Public radio and i started the bidding was i was not going to make it, 15 years on public radio. People didnt think, charlie rose had done well for years nobody expected
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