Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) discusses the minimum wage at the press conference for the "Patriot Corporations for America" Act in front of the Capital Building.
Congresswoman Schakowsky compares the wages of an individual earning the minimum wage to the wages of a CEO at a major corporation.(0:49).
June 28, 2006
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