Or to be able to influence legislation, such as the Minimum Wage Law, that enabled Pelosi to protect her and her husband’s investments (and use of child labor) in American Samoa.
American Samoa $2.68-$4.69 Varies by industry.[48] Planned increases to $7.25 by 2014.[49] On September 30, 2010, President Obama signed legislation that delays scheduled wage increases for 2010 and 2011. Annual wage increases of $0.50 will recommence on September 30, 2012.[50]
Samoa's US Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (who knew they had a congressman to the US) was Obama's mop up man who went to Indonesia with a suitcase full of money to buy up every record they had on him there supposedly to donate to the future Obama State Library. Uh huh, more like destroying it all in the Great Chicago Fire II.