President Barack Obama walks with Ricky Banner, assistant general manager, right, and Emile (Ray) Quevedo, floor employee, at a Costco store in Lanham, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, before he spoke about raising the minimum wage. The president is promoting his newly unveiled plans to boost wages for some workers and help Americans save for retirement _ no action from Congress necessary. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)