It's just "goofy stuff" to suggest that increasing the minimum wage will lead to cuts in workers' hours or reduced hiring, Sen. Tom Harkin told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Friday.
"That's nuts. That's just goofy stuff," the Iowa Democrat said Friday, in answer to a question.
"It's been estimated that by giving 28 million Americans this kind of a raise, that it will stimulate the economy, provide more jobs, and have GDP growth," he countered.
Harkin co-sponsored a bill to raise the minimum wage to $10.10, which he said would bring it to just above the poverty level for a full-time worker.
He said the effort would help stimulate the economy, because minimum-wage workers "tend to spend that money."
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