Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.
Meaning of the quote
The quote suggests that people who earn minimum wage have to work for a very long time just to afford enough gas to fill up their car. This is considered unfair or shameful because it means that these workers have to spend a lot of their hard-earned money just to get to their jobs, leaving them with less money for other important things like food and bills.
About Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell was a long-serving U.S. Representative from New Jersey, a member of the Democratic Party, and the former mayor of Paterson. He served in Congress for over 25 years until his passing in 2024, representing the 8th and later the 9th congressional districts.
More quotes from Bill Pascrell
House Republican leadership have refused to allow a clean minimum wage vote. Close to 15 million Americans will be affected if we did this. Do Republicans really expect a family to live on less than $11,000 a year?
U.S. Representative from New Jersey
In an era when information can be sent instantaneously anywhere, it is utterly nonsensical that our Nation’s police, the fire, and EMS personnel cannot consistently communicate with each other.
U.S. Representative from New Jersey
It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below the poverty line.
U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Working-class Americans have waited too long, close to a decade in fact, for an increase in the minimum wage. This has been the second longest period without a pay raise since the Federal minimum wage law was first enacted in 1938.
U.S. Representative from New Jersey
In the years since 9/11, more terrorists have been created through this President’s policies than were captured or killed. There weren’t any terrorists in Iraq in 2003, but there are now.
U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.
U.S. Representative from New Jersey