Walberg Attacking Minimum Wage, Overtime for Workers

From Michigan Democratic Party

Attack is Congressman’s Latest Against Middle-Class Workers

LANSING – Republican Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-7) continues his assault against the middle-class – this time attacking the minimum wage and overtime benefits for workers.

Walberg is the Chairman of the House Workforce Protections Subcommittee and recently held a hearing at which he questioned the Fair Labor Standards Act which guarantees a minimum wage and overtime for workers. Walberg claims the federal law stands “in the way of progress.” Abolishing or weakening the law would have dire consequences for workers who could see their pay and benefits drastically decrease.

“This is nothing more than another Republican attack on the middle-class,” Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer said. “If it were up to Republicans, they would turn our wages into those seen in China and India. This isn’t a race to the bottom despite the best efforts of Republicans.”

“Middle-class families continue to be assaulted by the GOP,” added Brewer. “Whether it’s unfair tax increases, cuts to public education and public safety, or the elimination of Medicare, Republicans will stop at nothing to dismantle the middle-class. Tim Walberg should focus his time on ending subsidies for oil companies and eliminating obscene bonuses for Wall Street CEOs instead of attacking middle-class workers.”