News Exercise #219

1. According to the “Advocate for Restaurant Workers” spokesperson, what effect has this movement already had?
2. What did William H Macy comment about salaries, and what did it mean?
3. Complete this quote from Amy Poehler: 
“Look, we’re __ __ __ __ __ __ __ to __ __ __ __ __ __, and __ __ __ __ __. Tonight is __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. We certainly __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, or even, __, __ but __ __ __ we’re __ __, that we’re __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.”

Answers:
1. According to the “Advocate for Restaurant Workers” spokesperson, what effect has this movement already had?
She said that it had already started to change wages in states around the country because they were getting the attention that Hollywood brings.

2. What did William H Macy comment about salaries, and what did it mean?
He said “Equal pay for equal work? Well, duh!” The word “duh” is used to mean something that is obvious, in no need of explanation.

3. Complete this quote from Amy Poehler:  “Look, we’re all attempting to do the best we can to take what was a miserable year, and find some real tangible solutions. Tonight is one of many, many days of work ahead. We certainly aren’t saying that anything is solved or changed, or even, frankly, better, but the fact that we’re all together, that we’re talking and dicussing is something rather than nothing.”