Obama: Republicans Are ‘Promoting Policies that Harm Millions of Americans’

BARACK OBAMA: 

“Interesting, states that have increased the minimum wage this year, has seen higher job growth than those who didn’t raise the minimum wage.[Applause] America deserves a raise, that will be good for those workers and good for business.[Applause] So, I’m not going to stop trying to work, with Democrats and Republicans to make a difference in your lives. But I’ve got to call things as they are. What’s really going on is — that Republicans in Congress are directly blocking policies that would help millions of Americans. [Commotion]”

“They are promoting policies that harm millions of Americans. Just this year, on the other hand, they voted to give another massive tax cut, to the wealthiest Americans. [Commotion] Just last week, they actually voted to gut the rules we put in place, to make sure big banks and credit card companies, couldn’t hurt consumers and cause another crisis. They’re going in the wrong direction. Our economy does not grow from the top down, it grows from the middle class out. We do better when middle-class families, and folks who are working hard to get in the middle class have a chance.[Applause] So just in case some Republicans are listening, and let me give you an example of place where.”