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In the last two years, employment has grown by 7 million
jobs, productivity growth has rebounded, corporate profits have risen, and the
stock market has soared. As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported last week,
wages for the median worker are stagnant and wages for workers at the bottom of
the distribution continue their decade-long decline. Research has shown that
the decline in the real value of the minimum wage has contributed to the
decline of real wages for low-wage workers. If Senators truly believe in making
work pay, it's time for the Senate to vote on minimum wage. I support Senator
Kennedy's amendment requiring the Senate to vote on the minimum wage before the
end of this session of the 104th Congress. Although the Senate was not
successful today, I urge the Senate to follow the lead of the 48 Senators who
favored holding a vote on the minimum wage before the end of this session.
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