Pitching for a bump in the minimum wage, a labor leader suggested a hike could save all Texans money by elevating low-income workers who’d no longer need government help.
We don’t know about that. But we flipped on the Texas Truth-O-Meter after John Patrick, president of the Texas AFL-CIO, said at a January 2017 Capitol press conference: “If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps.”
Is that a fact? Gardner Selby of the PolitiFact Texas fact-checking team has the answer.
Hear how Patrick’s claim scored in the player above.
