On the recordMarch 17, 2015
I support a minimum wage because, number one, it is fundamentally fair. Nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty.
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Tom Perez
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congress.govI support a minimum wage because, number one, it is fundamentally fair. Nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty.
Perez advocates for a minimum wage increase as a matter of fairness and economic necessity.
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