House Democrats believe in open, honest government. Well, right after they get caught, that is.
Turns out, in the hoopla of self-congratulations following Democratic House leaders' passage of a minimum-wage hike, some low-wage workers learned their wages would be staying, well, low.
For workers in American Samoa - almost all of them employed by StarKist Tuna - were exempted from the hike rushed through by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (pictured).
And American Samoa would become the only territory with such an exemption. Curious? Not really.
StarKist is owned by Del Monte, a San Francisco-based company - that is to say, a Pelosi constituent.
Link here to the New York Post article. The New York Sun article is here. More on Pelosi’s dirty little secret here.
Sorry Charlie, if you do make your way into the tuna boat, they will be using cheap labor to dissect you.