i think bobby scott and keith ellison, and in the senate, patty murray and bernie sanders have a new minimum wage proposal, $15 an hour phased in by 2024. so that's pretty bold, i think. talk about those ideas and how they fit into this picture. >> well, you know, i think the increase in the minimum wage and a couple of things which i think fit into the equation as well is increasing the minimum wage, and, you know, i'm signed on to the scott-ellison legislation of i think we have to move in that direction. i've always been a proponent of increasing the minimum wage. and with regard to women, we're looking at two-thirds of minimum wage workers are women. strong proponent, i believe that part of our equation is equal pay for equal work, men and women in the same job deserve the same pay. i think that is an effort. so i'm four square down that road. i think that program was seasoningful that came out of -- successful that came out of the recovery program. i'm not sure we used it to the fullest extent possible. >> sooner than many of us -- >> would have liked -- >> including some republ