This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, July 17. I'm Kate Trinker.

And I'm Daniel Davis. House Democrats are poised to pass a $15 minimum wage this week, a policy that's become

more and more mainstream within the Democratic Party.

But would it actually help workers?

What effect would it have on the economy as a whole?

And what effect has already had in places where it's been tried?

We'll ask those questions and more in our conversation today with Rachel Gresler, a labor expert

here at the Heritage Foundation.

Plus the series 13 Reasons Why removes a controversial scene depicting teen suicide.

We'll discuss.

By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a five-star

rating on iTunes to help us grow.

Now, on to our top news. President Trump again defended his tweets, presumably targeted at four liberal female minority

Democratic lawmakers urging them to quote go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested

places from which they came. On Tuesday Trump tweeted those tweets were not

racist I don't have a racist bone in my body.

The so-called vote to be taken is a Democrat con game.

Republicans should not show weakness and fall into their trap. This should be a vote on the filthy language

statements and lies told by the Democrat Congresswoman who I truly believe, based on their actions,

hate our country. Get a list of the horrible things they have

said.

Well House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy defended the President on Tuesday against charges of racism. Here's what he had to say at a press conference. the president's tweets that said go back racist.

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