This is the kind of statement that can get a candidate into trouble, and many believe Gov. Chris Christie is a candidate for president.

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In Washington, he told an audience that he is tired of hearing about the minimum wage.

"I don't think there's a mother or a father sitting around a kitchen table tonight in America who are saying `You know honey, if our son or daughter could just make a higher minimum wage, my God, all our dreams would be realized,"' he added.

Democrats have seized on the statements to claim that Christie is just another rich Republican who hates the poor.

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