Thomas Menino Quotes

Whether it's making sure that a person has access to a doctor when they need one, investing in excellent first class educations for our children or making sure that working people are able to provide for their families and put food on the table when they put in an honest day's work, I will continue to put people and families first.

We deserve an economy that works in every county, for every Georgian, and helps families thrive - not just survive.

Low rents mean families have more resources to improve their quality of life and invest in the next generation, facilitating upward mobility.

By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation.

When we talk about the kind of folks whose lives will be made better by raising the minimum wage, we're not talking about a couple teenagers earning extra spending money to supplement their allowance. We're talking about providers and breadwinners. Working Americans with bills to pay and mouths to feed.

Prohibiting Poverty

I think, in this country, if you work 40 hours a week, and you work hard, you ought to be able to afford an apartment somewhere.

I think the U.S. needs a better safety net... If you're a single mum or even a dual-parent working family, what do you do if you've got a sick child?

New York City has become a place where it's not easy for the working class to even live.

What we need is a safety net that lifts people out of poverty - that helps them earn a good paycheck so they can support themselves.

I'm not sure there's another way to help move more people out of poverty than to raise the minimum wage.

Decent wages keep people out of homeless shelters. Decent wages allow families to afford books and, I don't know, school fees and things like that.

Instead of raising the minimum wage, let's lower taxes for the working poor.

When our economy is truly healthy, and everyone rises with the tide of prosperity, then issues such as the lack of affordable housing, homelessness, and hunger are greatly diminished.

I can tell you what people on minimum wage want: They want a career. They don't want a minimum wage.

For people to escape poverty for good, we need better policies that support work, strengthen families, and move America forward.

I don't see the minimum wage as a fight between capital and labor, between persistent small businesses and diligent employees. I think offering New Mexicans a pathway out of poverty helps all of us, no matter which side of the check you sign.

Make it so people can actually find good housing, can find good quality jobs and can afford to live - then we can weaken the climate of insecurity and fear that allow people to be exploited to increase division.

Bill Clinton has done more to help the middle class than any leader in decades.

Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and ensuring equal pay for equal work.

I'm worried about that man or woman sitting around - the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family.

Thirteen thousand dollars a year is not enough to raise a family. That's not enough to pay your bills and save for their future. That's barely enough to provide for even the most basic needs.

Raising the minimum wage means raising the living wage - and that's good news for Ohio.

I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage.

I don't know of a Democrat - whether they're a conservative, a centrist or a liberal Democrat - that doesn't think that it's important to have quality jobs that pay decent wages so that families can support themselves, so that they can have the dignity of being able to afford health care, put money aside for pension, buy a home.