Obama says Republicans hurt working people

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON — President Obama chastised Republicans on Monday for trying to "re-brand themselves as the party of the middle class" while opposing efforts to raise the minimum wage and bragging about busting unions.

"You can't say you care about working people and then do things that hurt working people," Obama said in a Labor Day speech to the Greater Boston Labor Council.

The president sought to highlight the sharp divide between Democrats and Republicans on workplace issues heading into the 2016 presidential race.

While flying to the Boston event from Washington, Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to offer employees up to seven paid sick days a year. The president said that would give more than 300,000 workers paid sick leave for the first time. About 40% of Americans who work in the private sector don't get that benefit, Obama said.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2015/09/07/obama-says-republicans-hurt-working-people/71838730/

[Kath1]

1. He's right about that!

He's right about a lot of other things, too,, IMHO.

[PatrickforO]

2. Republican policies have been hurting working people for decades now.

Obama's right.