pushing other voices on the other side will be critically important. i think the work, you know, the new york times did in highlighting this family, i think, mark, to your point, has just been incredibly powerful and i hope does serve as an awakening and flashpoint for folks. mary, i want to give the last word to you. in terms of policies, nationwide policies, things we can do at the federal level, what should we be doing to combat homelessness in america? we know it works. that s the good news. section 8 is an absolutely fantastic program. showed that explain what section 8 is. a portable voucher. people are given the help they need to go out and rent in the private market, they don t have to be in a shelter like dasani. unlike advantage, it is much more long-term. but we need more leadership. we need to hear the voices. but in washington, just saying, why aren t why isn t the why isn t most of the sequestration cuts coming from
0 that. on friday, we got evidence that this year s unprecedented strikes by walmart and fast food workers in cities across the nation are having an impact on the president himself. there is some basic things we can do, just to create a better economic environment for these outstanding mayors. there are some areas, for example, raising the minimum wage, that could have a tremendous boost in a lot of the cities where there are a lot of service workers, who get up and, you know, do some of the critical work for all of us, every single day. but oftentimes still find themselves just barely above poverty or in some cases below poverty. in his most recent state of the union address, president obama called for raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour. but over the past year, folks like the men and women who clean the floors at burger king and stock the shelves at walmart have taken to the streets calling for $12 to $15 an hour. and the voters of seatac that workers at mcdonald s and walmart
christina susine and mary brosnahan next friday up late. i m going to take an opportunity here because i am such a huge fan, and everybody in my office thought i was crazy to do this, but i m going to take an opportunity here and record my outgoing message. and i m going to say it s alec, please leave me a message after the tone. before i go, i want you to know something, and i want you to say what do i want you to say? open the pod man door. hey, it s alec, i can t come to the phone right now, but leave a message after the tone. but in the meantime open the pod door, please, hal. we re done. (dad) slow it down. put the clutch in, break it, break it. (dad) just like i showed you. dad, you didn t show me, you showed him. dad, he s gonna wreck the car! (dad) he s not gonna wreck the car. (dad) no fighting in the road, please. (dad) put your blinker on. (son) you didn t even give me a chance! (dad) ok.