President Obama on Wednesday commended Gap for its decision to raise the minimum wage for its U.S. employees to $9 per hour in 2014 and $10 per hour in 2015.
“Today, I applaud Gap, Inc. for announcing that they intend to raise wages for their employees beginning this year – a decision that will benefit about 65,000 workers in the U.S.,” he said in a statement.
Obama took the opportunity to call on Congress to raise the minimum wage for all Americans.
“Right now, there is a bill in front of both the House and the Senate that would boost America’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, and lift wages for more than 16 million workers – all without requiring a single dollar in new taxes or spending,” he said. “It’s time to pass that bill and give America a raise.”
