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Obama Seeks Minimum Wage Boost to Bolster Economy in Speech
By Margaret Talev and Mike Dorning on February 12, 2013
President Barack Obama called for raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour and warned heâll use executive powers to get his way on issues from climate change to manufacturing if Congress doesnât act, laying out an assertive second-term agenda sure to provoke Republicans.
In the first State of the Union address since winning re- election, Obama proposed making preschool available to all 4- year-olds, negotiating a new trade agreement with the European Union and spending $50 billion on âurgentâ infrastructure projects.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...-wage-increase-to-stimulate-economy-in-speech
Obama Seeks Minimum Wage Boost to Bolster Economy in Speech
By Margaret Talev and Mike Dorning on February 12, 2013
President Barack Obama called for raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour and warned heâll use executive powers to get his way on issues from climate change to manufacturing if Congress doesnât act, laying out an assertive second-term agenda sure to provoke Republicans.
In the first State of the Union address since winning re- election, Obama proposed making preschool available to all 4- year-olds, negotiating a new trade agreement with the European Union and spending $50 billion on âurgentâ infrastructure projects.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...-wage-increase-to-stimulate-economy-in-speech
