Remarks by President Obama on Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections for In-Home Care Workers

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2011 – 12:13 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  As I said in Kansas last week, the defining issue of our time is whether we can build an economy where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded.  It’s whether this is going to be a country where working people can earn enough to raise a family and build a modest savings and own a home, secure their own retirement, look after…