Raise the Minimum Wage? Our Lawmakers React  Posted at:
02/13/2013 5:41 PM | Updated at: 02/13/2013 10:56 PM By: Travis
Dill  In his Tuesday night address President, Obama urged
Congress to create middle-class jobs. Tuesday our federal
lawmakers responded to his call for action.  One of the
president's biggest proposals was for raising the minimum wage.
“Tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth no
one who works full-time should live in poverty and raise the
federal minimum wage to $9 an hour,” President Obama said.  But
our members of Congress are split on if that's a solution to the
problem. It is a hard sell for Wisconsin Republican Sean Duffy.
“I'm concerned with any policy though that would potentially
cause more unemployment,” Duffy said.  He supports raising
wages, but thinks this move would put people out of work.
Democrat Al Franken supports raising the minimum wage and will
review the president's proposal. Franken was also happy that
Obama is calling for more worker training.