The measure. The road obama hit wednesday one day after his state of the union vow to take executive action to republicans thwart his efforts on economic progress. Speaking in maryland, obama touted his plan to boost the minimum wage a federal contractors to 10. 10 an hour. Some of my ideas i will need congress, but america cant just stand still if congress isnt doing anything. Am not going to stand still either. Take steps to expand opportunity for more families, im going to do it with or without congress. Nobody who works fulltime should ever have to raise a family in poverty. [applause] and that is why i firmly believe it is time to give america a raise. Obama is also backing a congressional bill that would raise the minimum wage for all americans to 10. 10 an hour, but a new analysis from the center for economic and policy Research Says that if the minimum wage were kept in line with productivity gains since 1968, it would now be more than double that amount at 21. 72 an hour. Dire
U. S. Capital demanding congress rein in the nsa. The controversial surveillance programs are damaging u. S. Relations with foreign countries. Documents leaked by Edward Snowden shows the u. S. Tapped the phones of as many as 35 world larsd. I know leaders. I know countries spy on each other. Embassy on embassy. If we, the nsa, hacking into the cell phone of angela merkel, that is completely deleterious to our relationship with our own allies. Our jean meserve has more from the protest. In washington hundreds gathered to protest the National Security agencys surveillance programs. The man who made them public was called a hero. Former nsa contractor Edward Snowden is in russia, but sent a statement. Its about power, control and trust in government. Whether you have a voice in our democracy or decisions are made for you, rather than with you. Now here this. Its because we dont know what is going on. Every time you send a tweet, an email or take a picture or do anything involving data, p
New allegations are prompting more anger over the scope of the u. S. Deposits secret Surveillance Programs. A german news magazine, monitoring the phone of german chancellor Angela Merkel back in 2002. Demonstrators marched to wach washington and our jean meserve was there. Nsa spying should stop. Im here because of our liberal principles here in this country that should be stopped. That is. Our First Amendment our Fourth Amendment and were here to restore balance to the way our lives are been tumped up, get our sprieives back our safe space back. 580,000 signatures to the member of the u. S. Congress. It is callings for full disclosure of what the nsa ask doing, an end to those programs and accountability to those who are responsible. In addition the organizers released a statement to the man who is responsible for the current state of knowledge about nsa programs, edward snowden. That statement says in part, we declare that mass surveillance has no place in this country. It is time f
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