Mitt Romney in 2013 State of the Union address


On Jobs: FactCheck: Briefly supported tying minimum wage to inflation

Making a pitch to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour, Obama argued for its bipartisan appeal by invoking his 2012 presidential campaign foe, Mitt Romney, as a kindred spirit when it comes to tying the minimum wage to the cost of living. But Romney actually backpedaled a bit on that position during the campaign. Obama said, "Here's an idea that Gov. Romney and I actually agreed on last year: Let's tie the minimum wage to the cost of living, so that it finally becomes a wage you can live on."

It's true that during a campaign event on Jan. 7, 2012, Romney remarked: "My view has been to allow the minimum wage to rise with the [Consumer Price Index] or with another index so that it adjusts automatically over time." But just two months later, Romney hedged on that position, saying that in the midst of a recovery, "the way to deal with the minimum wage is this. Every two years we should look at what's happened to inflation. Right now, there's probably not a need to raise the minimum wage.

Source: FactCheck.org on 2013 State of the Union Address Feb 13, 2013

The above quotations are from 2013 State of the Union address to Congress, plus the Republican Response and the Tea Party response: Feb. 12, 2013.
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