Via CNS News:
At a Democrat rally at the Capitol to promote legislation to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) said Thursday that Republicans who are opposed to the increase are “standing on the throat of the economy.”
“So what are the Republicans doing when they won’t vote for the minimum wage?” Miller said. “They’re standing on the throat of our economy.”
Miller said raising the minimum wage would help economic recovery.
“Because the economy is sluggish and your wages are the key to the recovery, we have to increase those wages,” Miller said. “That’s what this is about.”