Raising the federal minimum wage would devastate the local tuna industry, Faleomavaega said in a statement last week, noting that American Samoa's economy is "more than 80 percent" dependent on two U.S. tuna processors, Chicken of the Sea and StarKist. Faleomavaega said the Labor Department reviews Samoa's minimum wages every two years.
Based on the last two paragraphs - it sounds like the dems are NOT planning to raise the wage in Samoa!
they want it both ways...protect their patrons and justify their corruption