Honorable David Wu
United States Representative, Oregon, Democrat
Representative Wu, of the First District of Oregon, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. He was a law clerk for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1983 and a practicing attorney from 1984 to 1998. He serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Science Committee. The following is from the January 10, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act.I want to speak for a moment from my personal experience. I have owned a business. I have met a payroll. But I have also…