Subject: Clinton Blasts Trump for Opposing the Federal Minimum Wage Floor; Says of Trump Presidency: “You Would See a Race To The Bottom Across Our Country​"​
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Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 18:40:16 -0400
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*Clinton Blasts Trump for Opposing the Federal Minimum Wage Floor; Says of
Trump Presidency:​ ​“You Would See a Race To The Bottom Across Our
Country” *

Today, Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump for his proposal to do away
with the federal floor for the minimum wage and for his belief that
American wages are too high.

“At a time when families are struggling to pay for childcare and so much
else, Donald Trump actually stood on a debate stage and argued that
Americans are being paid too much, not too little.  He’s even talking about
getting rid of the federal minimum wage, leaving it totally to the states,
to the mercy of Republican governors, who have already cut the minimum wage
for state workers.  And that’s happened right here in Kentucky,” said
Clinton.

“It’s troubling to me because if you’re going to grow the economy, I think
it’s kind of obvious you want people to be making money so that they can
actually spend it and put it back into the economy... So I think with
somebody like Donald Trump, you would see a race to the bottom across our
country, with working families paying the price.  And I don’t think that’s
a risk we can afford.  So we have to reject that vision and instead come up
with a much more positive one for families and children.”

Despite Trump’s attempts to obscure his reckless economic positions, his
words speak for themselves.  Trump answered “no” when asked if there needed
to be a federal floor for the minimum wage and said “let the states decide.”

TRUMP: But I’d rather leave it to the states. Let the states decide.
Because don’t forget, the states have to compete with each other. So you
may have a governor—

CHUCK TODD:  Right. You want the fed—but should the federal government set
a floor, and then you let the states--

DONALD TRUMP:  No, I’d rather have the states go out and do what they have
to do. <http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-8-2016-n570111>
And the states compete with each other, not only other countries, but they
compete with each other, Chuck. So I like the idea of let the states
decide. [5/8/16
<http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-may-8-2016-n570111>]

Trump has repeatedly opposed raising the minimum wage:

TRUMP: “Real estate tycoon Donald Trump… used an opening question on the
minimum wage to argue that high wages are a drag on job creation. ‘Taxes
too high. Wages too high. We’re not going to be able to compete against the
world. I hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is,’
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/11/11/republican-debate-milwaukee-trump-carson-bush-rubio/75543378/>
Trump said.” [11/11/15]
<http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-wages-are-too-high-2015-11>

TRUMP: “’I don’t want to raise the minimum wage.
<http://thehill.com/policy/finance/248913-trump-why-is-federal-government-making-money-on-student-loans>
I want to create jobs so people can get much more than that, so they can
get five times what the minimum wage is,’ said Trump.” [7/23/15
<http://thehill.com/policy/finance/248913-trump-why-is-federal-government-making-money-on-student-loans>
]

TRUMP: “I think having a low minimum wage is not a bad thing for this
country
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/20/donald-trump-having-low-minimum-wage-not-bad-thing/>.”
[8/20/15
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/20/donald-trump-having-low-minimum-wage-not-bad-thing/>
]

TRUMP: “lf you look at what’s going on throughout the world we’re
considered, and one of the big problems we have is wages
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7OWrU8mYk>.” [4/3/16
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq7OWrU8mYk>]

TRUMP:  “What you’re going to have is the minimum (wage) won’t matter
<http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2016/04/15/interview-trump-says-wage-hike-makes-ny-uncompetitive/83092046/>
because they’re going to make a lot of money because they’re going to have
so much to choose from in terms of jobs.’" [4/15/16
<http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2016/04/15/interview-trump-says-wage-hike-makes-ny-uncompetitive/83092046/>
]

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For Immediate Release, May 10, 2016
Contact: [email-masked]

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