U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, have introduced the Raise the Wage Act of 2023.
country real wages have not gone up. that s the reason to be upset. meanwhile you got three people on top who own more wealth than the bottom half of american society. working people all over this country are saying we are sick and tired of seeing all of the wealth, all of the income going to the people on top. help us out. why are we the only country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people? why do we pay the highest prices for prescription drugs? why do we have a minimum wage today, republicans don t want to raise it. $7.25 an hour. that is a starvation wage. why do kids leave school deeply in debt? right. we need an aggressive government that says we re on your side not on the side of the billionaires. but do you think a recession is coming? hard to say. i think if we do the right things we can protect the working class of this country. some democrats are calling to abolish the debt ceiling all together after house republican leader kevin mccarthy, poised to bec
walker are squaring off in the senate contest. more than 723,000 votes have already been cast their, both by mail and in person. almost half of the voters are aged 65 and over. 31% are aged 51 to 64. voters around the country worry about the economy and the threat over session. why do we have the minimum wage today? republicans don t want to raise it. $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage. why decades leave school deeply and at? right. we need an aggressive government which says, we are on your side, not on the side of the billionaires. do you think a recession is coming? hard to say. i think if we do the right things, we can protect the working class. let s begin with the breaking news and bring in nbc senior political editor marc murray. mark wrote today s big story, anger on their minds. welcome to you. what strikes you as the bigger
working people all over this country are saying we are sick and tired of seeing all of the wealth, all of the income going to the people on top. help us out. why are we the only country on earth not to guarantee health care to all people? why do we pay the highest prices for prescription drugs? why do we have a minimum wage today? republicans don t want to raise it. $7.25 an hour. that is a starvation wage. why do kids leave school deeply in debt? right. we need an aggressive government that says we re on your side, not on the side of the billionaires. but do you think a recession is coming? hard to say. i think if we do the right things we can protect the working class of this country. some democrats are calling to abolish the debt ceiling altogether, after house republican leader kevin mccarth
is that what you are hearing in activist circles? people demoralized, delusion? or energized for midterms? they are demoralized but angry. so i would say both. frustrated but angry and really ready to fight back. to take two examples of what is going on right now, here in oregon and where i live, jamie lee costing her is challenging her antichoice democrat. he claims to be pro-choice. he is not. he votes against paid leave, paid sick days, minimum wage. you can actually have a choice about forming your family if you are stuck on a starvation wage without any of these benefits. so now, chris writer is not a friend of reproductive health care, jen is. they ve gone all in for the antichoice. same thing is going on in texas. hillary cuellar, who is under fbi investigation, national democrats are going all in for him against a wonderful progressive candidate named jessica cisneros.