Press Releases

 This evening, Pennsylvania Congressman Matt Cartwright issued the following statement in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union Address:

“Our first priority must be economic opportunity, and I commend the President on beginning the conversation by signing an executive order this morning providing a minimum wage increase to $10.10 for federally contracted workers.  July will mark five years since the federal minimum wage was last raised, that’s why I support legislation introduced by Senator Tom Harkin and Representative George Miller that would mean a minimum wage of $10.10 by 2016.  This policy would provide higher wages for close to 17 million workers by 2016.

“Research suggests that a minimum-wage increase could have a small stimulative effect on the economy as low-wage workers spend their additional earnings, raising aggregate demand and boosting job growth."