. >> what do you say to those who , starting with when -- starting with nimum wage, d.c. is now close to business? >> i have seen nationwide approaches t toward minimum wag. to see aou are going trend across the country on a state-by-state basis of raising the minimum wage. $7.25 is just way too low. and today's too low world. in virginia it is always going to be a problem there. see are p probably going to that going to keep the minimal wage down. towill encourage businesses come here for other reasons. >> w why do you think some of te big companies look at relocating here? from the hilton to defense contractors, it is really virginia and maryland that seem to be in the game when it comes to attracting corporate headquarters. >> it is really a two fold problem. first is the tax right out-of-the-box. our corpore income tax stands at 9.97%. it is the highest in the region by f. when you compare that unvorably with virginia, who is at 56%, it is almost a whole four percent higher. general dynamics and the hiltons look to locate to the region, they see that four percen we ar