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Weekly Address: America Is a Place Where Hard Work Should Be Rewarded

Summary: 
In this week's address, the President makes the case for why it's past time to raise the minimum wage.
President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 9, 2014.

President Barack Obama tapes the Weekly Address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 9, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

In this week's address, the President made the case for why it's past time to raise the minimum wage. Increasing the national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would benefit 28 million Americans, and make our economy stronger. While Republicans in Congress have blocked this commonsense proposal, a large and growing coalition of state and local leaders and owners of businesses large and small have answered the President's call and raised wages for their residents and employees.

This progress is important, but there is more that can be done. No American who works full time should have to raise a family in poverty. That's why the President will continue to push Congress to take action and give America its well-deserved raise.

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