{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-striking-fast-food-workers-are-right-its-time-raisethewage", "PRICE: STRIKING FAST FOOD WORKERS ARE RIGHT, IT'S TIME TO #RAISETHEWAGE", "2013-12-05", "2013", "2013-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "David Price", "P000523", "price.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.  With fast food workers striking in 100 cities across the country today, including many cities in North Carolina, Representative David Price (D-NC) urged Republican leaders in the House of Representatives to bring legislation raising the minimum wage up for a vote. Rep. Price is a co-sponsor of H.R. 1010, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013, which would raise the minimum wage to $10.10/hour over two years, and index the wage thereafter to the Consumer Price Index, providing increases based on inflation. A living wage for the workers who keep our communities and business running is vital to our economic success, Rep. Price said. The House should take up the Fair Minimum Wage Act to raise the wage for these workers. The bill would also give businesses certainty by allowing them to plan for wage increases based on inflation. The federal minimum wage was last increased in 2009, when it rose to the current rate of $7.25/hour. Thirty percent of the purchasing power of the minimum wage has eroded since it reached its peak in 1968. More than 30 million workers, 88% of them adults, would receive a raise if the wage is increased. Rather than mindless budget cuts, we should be having a robust conversation about income inequality and creating economic opportunity for all Americans, Rep. Price said. Raising the minimum wage is about providing dignity to Americans who work hard and play by the rules. To grow the middle class, we also need to focus on improving access to education and training and making the investments in infrastructure and research that give all American an opportunity to succeed. Yesterday, in remarks on income inequality, President Obama reiterated his call to raise the federal minimum wage. According to the Economic Policy Institute, raising the wage to $10.10/hour over the next two years would increase GDP by $32.4 billion and create 140,000 net new jobs over the phase-in period. # # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-striking-fast-food-workers-are-right-its-time-raisethewage"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3134100008755922, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}