Todd: Do you think it should be raised in North Carolina?

Tillis: I think that's a decision that the legislature needs to make with businesses.

Todd: Well, you're the speaker. Would you make that decision?

Tillis: Right now what we're trying to do is make the minimum wage -- we've got a president and Kay Hagan that want to create a minimum wage economy. What I want to do is create jobs that make the minimum wage irrelevant.

Todd: Okay, so… you haven't really said whether you'd be for raising it or not. Would you support raising it in North Carolina or not?

Tillis: … Instead of focusing on this sort of defeatist mentality where we've gotta up the minimum wage, why don't we focus on creating better-paying jobs?

Todd: It sounds like you are for keeping it as is. That's a fair way to read this?

Tillis: I'm for creating high-paying jobs.

Todd: Okay. Stay safe on the campaign trail.