The new minimum wage law passed by the House, which raises the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 carves out an exemption for American Samoa. There the minimum wage will remain $2.63 per hour.
The main industry in American Samoa is tuna processing for Starkist. Starkist is owned by Del Monte foods, which is headquartered in San Francisco, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's District.
Earmark, anyone?
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