This week, President Obama took action to lift more workers’ wages by requiring that federal contractors pay their employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour. In this week’s address, he highlights that executive action and calls on Congress to pass a bill to raise the federal minimum wage for all workers.
This week, the President hosted the first state visit for the French President in 20 years, signed the farm bill, and raised the minimum wage for federal contractors. That’s February 7th to February 13th, or “The Red, White, and Blue — and the Blue, White, and Red.”