"More than ½ the homeless families in Iowa are headed by someone who is employed. Congress will not pass an increase in the $5.15 minimum wage even though the inflation adjusted minimum wage is 21% lower today than in 1979. "
"The restoration of the rights of workers in America and throughout the North American continent will begin when we repeal NAFTA. NAFTA has spurred a $360 billion trade deficit, costing 363,000 high paying jobs, most in manufacturing."
"It is no secret that Congress and the Senate did not seek the best interest of working families in passing the North American Free Trade Agreement. There was nothing free about this treaty but it was the greatest theft of jobs in American history. What has your U. S. Senator been doing to repeal this legislation?"
Denis Kucinich, Democratic Representative for Ohio
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